Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/appa
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Lallwort, imitative of baby-talk. Similar words for father are found across language families; compare Proto-Turkic *apa, Proto-Austronesian *aba, Proto-Semitic *ʾab-, Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa). Under the controversial Nostratic language macro-family theory, Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr has been proposed as a cognate.
Noun[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- South Dravidian: *appā
References[edit]
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “appa”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.