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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *arisana-
Meaning : turmeric
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : arican_am
Tamil meaning : turmeric
Kannada : arisina, arisiṇa, arasina, arasiṇa, arsiṇa
Kannada meaning : turmeric, Curcuma longa Lin.
Proto-Nilgiri : *arǝsǝn
Number in DED : 0220
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,

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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *arǝsǝn
Meaning : saffron
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : arcn "saffron (i.e. turmeric)"
Toda : arsn "saffron, yellow"
Number in DED : 220
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *arisana- (?)
Meaning : saffron; yellow
Proto-South Dravidian: *arisana-
Notes : A SDR-only root. Its structure and distribution would suggest a borrowed origin, but the source (Asutronesian?) is unknown.
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