Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀnay

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.

False cognate of Common Turkic *yaŋan (“elephant”) > Western Yugur jaŋan, Proto-Mongolic *jaxan > Mongolian заан (zaan)

*yĀnay

1. elephant

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannadoid:
      • Betta Kurumba: ಯಾನಿ (yāni)
      • Kannada: ಆನೆ (āne), ಆನು (ānu), ಯಾನೆ (yāne)
    • Kodava: ಆನೆ (āne)
    • Kota-Toda:
      • Kota (India): (a·n)
      • Toda: (a·n)
    • Old Tamil: 𑀬𑀸𑀦𑁃 (yānai)
      • Tamil: யானை (yāṉai), ஆனை (āṉai)
      • Malayalam: ആന (āna)
  • Tulu: ಆನೆ (āne)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi: యేనీ (yēnī), ఐనీ (ainī), ఏనల్ (ēnal), ఏని (ēni), ఏన్ (ēn)
  • Konda-Dora: ఏన్గు (ēngu), ఏని (ēni)
  • Telugu: ఏనుగు (ēnugu), ఏనుఁగు (ēnun̆gu), ఏన్గు (ēngu), ఏనుగ (ēnuga), ఏనిక (ēnika​), ఏనిగ (ēniga​), ఏనిగె (ēnige)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: (ēnu)
    • Ollari: ఏనిగ్ (ēnig)
  • Kolami: ఎనాగీ (enāgī), ఏంగి (ēṅgi)
  • Southeastern Kolami: ఏనగీ (ēnagī)

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “yāṉai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.