South Dravidian etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Dravidian :

Malayalam : akkam

Malayalam meaning : ? a numerical figure

Tulu : ekkam

Tulu meaning : the unit of numeration, first place in ciphering

Proto-Nilgiri : *ek-

Number in DED : 0769

Proto-Nilgiri : *ek-

Meaning : to count

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : ekm (obl. ekt-) "counting, taking account of something"

Toda : ökm (obl. ökt-) "arithmetic, account, figures"

Additional forms : Also Kota ekaṭ- (ekac-) to count (kaṭ- to tie); ekūṭ- (ekūc-) to count (kūṭ- to make to join, gather); ekmūṛ- (ekmūc-) to count

Notes : The root here is *ek-, as witnessed by the compound ek-mūṛ- (it should also be noted that a verbal root *e- "to count" would be highly improbable because of general laws of Dravidian root structure).

Number in DED : 769

South Dravidian etymology :

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