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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *aGb-ā
Meaning : seed-bud, sprout, shoot
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : akhuā
Notes : Inlaut -kh- in Kurukh is provisionally traced back to PNDR *-G-; normally a phonetic sequence like -khu- is not met in Kurukh, therefore the reconstruction is quite arbitrary (even if the root is most probably of PDR origin).
Additional forms : Also KUR akrārnā to germinate, shoot, sprout (although [Pfeiffer:168] suggests borrowing from IA, cf. HJ. ãkurā 'sprout', etc.).
Number in DED : 15
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ággai
Meaning : sprout, shoot
Proto-South Dravidian: *agai- / *aggai
Proto-North Dravidian : *aGb-ā
Notes : The geminated *-gg- ("original voiced") consonant is reconstructed on the basis of Tulu agge. All the other SDR forms reflect a variant *agái, possibly reflecting the original verbal form (i. e. PDR *ággai "shoot, sprout" vs. *agái "to flourish, sprout"). It is unclear how the Kurukh form ties into it and whether the -u- in it is relevant; if so, it is not excluded that the original form contained a cluster (*ágbai?). // Present in 2/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *agai- / *aggai
Meaning : to sprout, flourish
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : akai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to flourish, sprout
Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to sprout, rise; to raise; akaippu rising, elevation
Malayalam : aka
Malayalam meaning : germ, bud, shoot
Malayalam derivates : akekka to bud; ava bud, esp. the fruit-like sprout of Artocarpus; avekka to sprout
Kannada : age
Kannada meaning : seedling, shoot from the root of a plant or tree, sprout
Kodagu : age
Kodagu meaning : paddy seedling
Tulu : agge
Tulu meaning : the shoot of a branch
Number in DED : 0015
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