Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀṭu
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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. |
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Disputed to have a connection with Elamite 𒄭𒁺 (hidu, “sheep, goat”).[1]
Noun
*yĀṭu
- goat, sheep
Descendants
- South Dravidian:
- South-Central Dravidian:
- → Sanskrit: यदु (yadu), यादव (yādava), एड (eḍa), एडक (eḍaka), एडी (eḍī) (from a descendant language)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.