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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/īẓam

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

Compound of *īẓ + *am.

Noun

*īẓam[1]

  1. toddy

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ഈഴം (īḻaṁ)
  • Tamil: ஈழம் (īḻam)
  • Kannada: ಈಡಿ (īḍi)
  • Telugu: ఈడిగ (īḍiga)

References

  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
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