Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s2.t4.13

c22.s2.t4.13

*-u*, the euphonic suffix to stems ending in liquid consonants (e.g., *ūru* 'village') occurring mostly in the later inscriptions, is not attested in Old Tamil and appears to be due to the influence of Old Kannada, even though the suffix is attested in Kannada inscriptions only from the middle period (ca. 8th century A.D.).