Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cāṯu

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Compound of *cāṯ +‎ *u.

*cāṯu

1. six

• South:
  • Tulu: ಆಜಿ (āji)
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಆಱು (āṟu)
      • Kannada: ಆರು (āru)
    • Sholaga: ಆಱು (āṟu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಆರು (āru)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: ஆறு (āṟu)
        • Malayalam: ആറ് (āṟŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Old Telugu: ఆఱు (āṟu)
    • Telugu: ఆరు (āru)
    • → Kolami: ఆర్ (ār)
  • Kui (India): ସାଜ୍ (saj), ହା୕ଜା (hāja), ସାଜ୍ଗି (sajgi)
  • Gondi: సారుంగ్ (sāruṅg)
• Central:
  • Old Kolami: साऱि (sāṟi)
  • Kolami: सादि (sādi)
  • Southeastern Kolami: सादि (sādi)

• Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “āṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217.
• S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎, Language in India