Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s17.t1.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s17.t1.7
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c27.s17.t1.7
*iḷayar* 'a clan name' (Cf. LT *iḷaiyar*) 49.6
*mēṟcēriku-y=āṭi* 'having fought for Mēṟcēri' 112.2.b-3
In this case the preceding dative suffix *-ku* was probably pronounced *-ki* being influenced by the front vowel preceding it, leading to the use of the glide *-y-*.