Proto-Dravidian : *amb-
Meaning : arrow
Proto-South Dravidian: *amb- Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *amb Notes : Forms like Tamil appu-kkaṭṭu 'sheaf of arrows'; Telugu ampar_a (pl.) 'arrows'; and possibly Gondwan plural forms in ap- hint at the PDR status of the morphological gradation *amb- (sg. stem) ~ *amp- (plural and derivative forms). // Present in 4/6 branches.