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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *arú-
Meaning : to approach; neighbour
Proto-South Dravidian: *aru- Notes : Cf. also Betul Gondi araluk waiānā 'to follow persistently, closely'. Stems like aruvu in SDR show that the root was bisyllabic in PDR. // Present in 3/6 branches.
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-ndr,dravet-notes,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *aru-
Meaning : to approach; edge
Tamil : aruku (aruki-)
Tamil meaning : to approach; n. nearness, vicinity, neighbourhood, place, border, edge
Tamil derivates : arukar, arukal nearness; aruvu (aruvi-) to approach
Malayalam : aru, aruvu
Malayalam meaning : brim, edge, margin
Malayalam derivates : ariku border, edge, brink, neighbourhood, side, adjacent place; arikattu, arikē, arikil near; arika-vaẓi way close by
Kannada : aragu, arigu, arugu
Kannada meaning : vicinity, border, edge, margin
Tulu : aru, arugu
Tulu meaning : brim, edge, margin, border
Number in DED : 0222
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *aru-
Meaning : to go, pass (of time), come, proceed, walk
Telugu : arugu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : arugu
Additional forms : Also ar_u nearness; ar_uta(n), aruta(n) near, close by; arudencu to come, go
Notes : Forms with alveolar -r_- are irregular dialectal variants.
Number in DED : 222
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-notes,telet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *ar-
Meaning : neighbours
Kurukh : arbar-parbar
Notes : Obviously an expressive formation, but possibly from an historically solid PDR root.
Number in DED : 222
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-notes,ndret-dednum,
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