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# Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s6: Appendix VI: Etymological Index: Doubtful Items

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s6

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### Appendix VI: Etymological Index: Doubtful Items

### [c29.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c29.s6.2)

This Index is a short list of etyma (in the Corpus) whose derivation from Dravidian or Indo-Aryan is in doubt. The format of the Index is the same as in the Etymological Index: Indo-Aryan (Appendix V) with an additional col. provided to indicate alternative derivations from Dravidian. See Commentary on the entries.

### [c29.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c29.s6.3)

| ETYMA | REF. NO. | DRAVIDIAN | INSCRL. PKT. | PĀLI | AMg. | SKT. |  
| \*\*akaram\*\* (P.) | 108.1 | \*\*nakar, nakaram\*\* 'town, city' (D. 3568) | aggahāra 'brahman village' | | | agrahāra |  
| \*\*aṭaṇ\*\* (\*\*aṭṭaṇ\*\*) (N.) | 46.3.b | \*\*aṭṭaṇ, āṭṭaṇ\*\*; prob. from \*\*aṭu\*\* 'to conquer', \*\*āṭu\*\* 'victory' (D. 77) | aṭha (N.); aṭa (Sinh. Pkt.) | aṭṭha | aṭṭha | artha |  
| \*\*ayaṇ\*\* (\*\*ayyaṇ\*\*) (n.) \*\*aiyaŋ\*\* | 55.5.b 55.3.b | \*\*ai\*\* 'lord, master' (D. 196a) | aya- | ayya | ajja | ārya |  
| \*\*ila-\*\* (\*\*īla-\*\*) | 55.2.a | \*\*īlam\*\* 'toddy' (D. 549) | sīhala \> īlam(?) 'Ceylon' (D.550) | sīhala | siṁhala | siṁhala |  
| \*\*cantaṇ\*\* (N.) | 29.1.c, 43.2.b, 47.1.b | \*\*cantaṇ\*\* (N.) (Piṅkala. 756); cf. \*\*cantam\*\* 'beauty' (D. 2328) | caṁda | canda | caṁda | candra |  
| \*\*cant(a)-\*\* | 5.1.a, 29.1.a | | | | | |  
| \*\*tacaŋ\*\* (\*\*taccaŋ\*\*) (n.) cf. \*\*taita\*\* (\*\*taitta\*\*)'made' (101.2); \*\*tacca.\*\* | 73.8, 117.3.b | \*\*tai\*\* 'to make, create' (TL), 'to fasten beams' (D. 3473); cf. \*\*tac-\*\* / \*\*tāc-\*\* in Kuwi (ibid.) | | tacchaka | taccha | takṣhaṇ |

### [c29.s6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c29.s6.4)

| ETYMA | REF. NO. | DRAVIDIAN | INSCRL. PKT. | PĀLI | AMg. | SKT. |  
| \*\*nākaṇ\*\* (N.)¹ | 48.2 | nākar | nāga | nāga | ṇāga | nāga |  
| \*\*ṇākaṇ\*\* | 72.1 | | | | | |  
| \*\*ṇākaṇ\*\* | 37.1 | | | | | |  
| \*\*nāka-\*\* \< \*\*nākaṇ\*\* (or) \*\*nākam\*\* | 56.1.a | | | | | |  
| \*\*pē\*\* (n.) | 21.1.a | pēy (Ta.), pē (Ma.) (D. 4438) | | pēta | pēya | prēta |  
| \*\*satiya-\*\* (N.)² | 59.1.a | atiyaṇ, atiyar (LT) \< \* catiya | satiyaputō, cātiyaputa- | | | |  
| cf. \*\*atiyan\*\* (59.2.a) | | | | | | |

### [c29.s6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c29.s6.5)

¹ The Nākar (Nāga) appear to be an ancient autochthonous race in South Asia. The name is probably borrowed into both Dr. and IA.

### [c29.s6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c29.s6.6)

² Probably a native name which cannot be derived from \*satya\* (Skt.) (Burrow 1968b). See Commentary on \*\*satiyaputō\*\* (59.1).

### [c29.s6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c29.s6.7)

Notes

## Cites (3)

- [Ērān](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.ir)
- [Siṃhala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.sinhala) — Sinhala
- [Candra](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.east.candra)

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