Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/añc-

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

Verb

*añc-

1. to fear

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: [script needed] (hījing), [script needed] (hījēnging)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಅಂಜು (añju), ಅಂಜಿಕೆ (añjike)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: അഞ്ചുക (añcuka), അഞ്ചൽ (añcal), അച്ചം (accaṁ)
        • Tamil: அஞ்சு (añcu), அஞ்சிக்கை (añcikkai), அஞ்சி (añci), அச்சு (accu), அச்சம் (accam)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (anj-), [script needed] (anjalk), [script needed] (anjrc)
        • Toda: [script needed] (oζ), [script needed] (oζk), [script needed] (ojuṟt)
    • Tulu: ಆಂಜುನಿ (āñjuni), ಅಂಜಿಯುನಿ (añjiyuni)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Kuvi-Kui:
      • Kui (India): [script needed] (aja), [script needed] (aska), [script needed] (aji), [script needed] (ajanjāpa), [script needed] (ajansāpa), [script needed] (aspa)
      • Kuvi: [script needed] (ajjali), [script needed] (ajji), [script needed] (ajinai)
    • Telugu: అంజు (añju), అంజిక (añjika)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “añcu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.