Праюжно-дравидийский: *araça-
Значение: king
Тамильский: aracan_, araican_, araiyan_
Тамильское значение: king, sovereign, prince
Тамильские производные: araci queen; aracu, araicu kingliness, king, kingdom, government; arai politics; ara-man_ai king's palace (also araṇman_ai royal place, mansion, with araṇ defence, fortress, castle < Skt. śaraṇa-)
Малаялам: aracan, araśan, arayan
Малаяльское значение: king
Малаяльские производные: aracam, aracu royalty, constitution; ara-mana king's house, palace, court
Каннада: arasa (in cpds. ara-), arasu
Каннада значение: king, lord
Каннада производные: arasi, arasati queen; ara-mane royal dwelling, palace, court, government
Кодагу: aramane
Кодагу значение: palace
Тулу: arasu, arase
Тулу значение: king, monarch
Тулу производные: aramane, arantaḍè palace, royal residence
Комментарии: Since it is hard to suppose that Tam. araci < Skt. rājñī-, one has to assume a back-formation in South Dravidian itself (where the formant -i was indeed used to produce female gender), for *araçi- as well as the abstract noun *araç[u]. The compound *ara-manai, in the light of the archaic Tamil form, should be traced back to *araṇ-manai and then to Skt. śaraṇa-. Cf. also Tel. arusu (the borrowing may date back to the period of SDR-Telugu unity).
Номер по DED: 0201
