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-

to fear

Descendants

North Dravidian:
- Brahui: ہیجنگ (hījing), ہیجینگنگ (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.

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