Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s4.t3.1

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c27.s4.t3.1

The unique Tamil sound *āytam* (*ẖ*) is mentioned in *Tolkāppiyam* (*Eḻu.* 2). The sound has been reconstructed to Proto-Dravidian (Bh. Krishnamurti 1997: pp. 147-151). Even though the *āytam* does not occur in the Tamil-Brāhmī or Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions, its presence in the language may be inferred from the words:

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Tolkāppiyam — Tolkāppiyar, Tamil