Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/arVṇṭṭi

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

Perhaps related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRutay.

Noun

*arVṇṭṭi

(South-Central Dravidian) banana

Descendants

Telugu: అరటి (araṭi), అరంటి (araṇṭi), అరఁటి (aran̆ṭi), అనంటి (anaṇṭi), అనఁటి (anan̆ṭi), అంటి (aṇṭi)
Gondi: అర్తి (arti), అర్టి (arṭi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12, 205.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “205”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29744713_Banana_Cultivation_in_South_Asia_and_East_Asia_A_review_of_the_evidence_from_archaeology_and_linguistics

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