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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *aṭa-
Meaning : loft, upper story
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : aṭṭam
Tamil meaning : terraced roof, upper story
Malayalam : aṭṭam
Malayalam meaning : roof used as store-room, scaffold on four poles
Kannada : aṭṭa
Kannada meaning : upper loft in a house, apartment of roof, tower, buttress (one of the tatsamas)
Kodagu : aṭṭa
Kodagu meaning : loft
Tulu : aṭṭa
Tulu meaning : upper loft, garret, upper room, ceiling
Tulu derivates : aṭṭaḷu an upstairs room; aṭṭoḷigè loft supported on posts, temporary gallery; kutt-aṭṭa, kutt-aṭṭè upper loft for storing rice
Proto-Nilgiri : *aṭ-
Number in DED : 0093
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *aṭ-
Meaning : loft
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : aṭt "loft, attic"
Toda : oṭm (obl. oṭt-) "place for firewood made of cords tied from side rafters to roof"
Notes : In Kota the oblique stem superseded the direct one.
Number in DED : 93
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *áṭa-
Meaning : inner side of roof (loft, attic, supporting bamboo framework etc.)
Proto-South Dravidian: *aṭa-
Proto-Telugu : *aṭa-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aṭa
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *aṭ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *aṭ-ā
Notes : While some of the forms adduced by Burrow & Emeneau may look like later reborrowings, the root as a whole is widely represented in Dravidian and is most probably PDR in origin. The corresponding IA root *aṭṭa- "high" (Turner No. 180) has no Indo-European etymology and must have been borrowed from an early Dravidian dialect. // Present in 5/6 branches.
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *aṭa-
Meaning : attic (VPK)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : aṭṭuka
Dialectal forms (1) : aṭaka, aṭuka
Dialectal forms (2) : aḍuku
Dialectal forms (3) : aṭṭava, aṭṭām
Dialectal forms (4) : aṭava
Additional forms : Also aṭuka loft under the roof of a house; [1] aṭṭaḍi, [2] aṭṭamu fortified place in front of building, room or chamber built over gate of a fort; aṭṭava a supporting roof (pandal) for creepers
Number in DED : 93
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *aṭa
Meaning : bamboo framework for roof
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : aṭṭa
Additional forms : Also Parji aṭu attic room.
Notes : Parji aṭu is almost certainly a cultural borrowing from Telugu; aṭṭa, however, may be original.
Number in DED : 93
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *aṭ-
Meaning : cross-bars or laths of wood
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *aṭ-e
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *aṭ-e
Meaning : cross-bars, laths
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : attē "cross-bars of wood used in building the walls of a house"
Muria Gondi : aṭṭe (pl. -ŋ) "laths laid across rafters of roof"
Maria Gondi : aṭṭe (pl. -ŋ) "laths laid across rafters of roof"
Number in DED : 93
Number in CVOTGD : 29
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