Праюжно-дравидийский: *aḍu-
Значение: to be fit
Тамильский: aṭu (-pp-, -tt-)
Тамильское значение: to be fit, becoming, deserving
Тамильские производные: aṭaivu fitness, propriety, order, manner, course; (?) aṇṭu (aṇṭi-) to fit, be appropriate to
Малаялам: aṭukka
Малаяльское значение: to beseem, become [i. e. be becoming to], be proportionate to
Малаяльские производные: aṭavu regular custom, dexterity, perfection; aṭavi dexterity, cleverness
Каннада: aḍagu
Каннада значение: the state of being fit, agreeableness, beauty
Каннада производные: aḍavu suitableness, properness, proper way, the state of being sufficient; aṭṭu fitting, being becoming or proper; ? (Hav.) eḍi to be able to do
Комментарии: The origin of forms like Tam. aṭai-vu is unclear (a different verbal stem *aḍai-, not preserved by itself?). Tamil aṇṭu hardly belongs here; no other Dravidian language has a nasal in this root, so it may have been a secondary contamination with *aṇai- "to approach, come near".
Номер по DED: 0078
