Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/āntay

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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-South Dravidian I

Etymology

Compound of *ānt +‎ *āy.

Noun

*āntay

1. owl

Descendants

• Kannada: ಆಂದೆಗ (āndega)
• Malayalam: ആന്ത (ānta)
• Tamil: ஆந்தை (āntai)

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “359”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 524.