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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ari
Meaning : rice
Proto-South Dravidian: *ari
Proto-Telugu : *ari-se
Notes : The root is only represented in SDR and Telugu. Bongard-Levin & Gurov [1988] have pointed out the phonetic similarity to *var- 'paddy', which is supposed to be a borrowing from an Austronesian source. However, a development like *v- > 0- is impossible in Dravidian, and no Austronesian languages have a zero anlaut when this particular root (or any other with the meaning 'rice', for that matter) is concerned. This does not exclude the possibility of borrowing altogether, but leaves us without any clues as to the possible source. // Present in 2/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-notes,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *ari
Meaning : rice
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : ari
Tamil meaning : rice, paddy, ear of paddy
Tamil derivates : arici rice without husk, any husked grain
Malayalam : ari
Malayalam meaning : grain of rice freed from chaff, seed, grain
Malayalam derivates : (Kauṭ.) arici rice
Kannada : akki
Kannada meaning : rice deprived of its husk, grain that resembles rice
Kodagu : akki
Kodagu meaning : husked rice
Tulu : ari
Tulu meaning : rice freed from husk, any small grain
Tulu derivates : akki rice, corn (only in cpds.)
Proto-Nilgiri : *arkĭ
Miscellaneous : BEL (LSB) argi rice
Notes : PSDR presents evidence for two stems - simple *ari 'paddy' and suffixal *ari-ki 'husked rice' (with a rare case of palatalisation of inlaut -ki- in Tamil: *ariki > arici).
Number in DED : 0215
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *arkĭ
Meaning : rice; grain
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : aky "grain of any grain food when husked"
Toda : ašky "rice"
Additional forms : Also Toda nes_išky rice
Number in DED : 215
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *ari-se
Meaning : a sweetmeat made of rice, flour, and jaggery
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : arise
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : arise
Number in DED : 215
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