ETYMOLOGICAL INDEX: DOUBTFUL ITEMS

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 ETE 2 on the entries. References to CDIAL numbers are given in the last column (within brackets).
ETYMA
REF. NO.
DRAVIDIAN
INSCRL. PKT.
PĀLI
AMg.
SKT.
aṭaṉ (aṭṭaṉ) (N.)
aṭṭaṉ, āṭṭaṉ; prob. from aṭu 'to conquer', āṭu 'victory' (D. 77)
aṭha (N.); aṭa (Sinh.Pkt.)
aṭṭha
aṭṭha
artha (638)
ayaṉ (ayyaṉ) (n.)
ai 'lord, master' (D. 196a)
aya-
ayya
ajja
ārya (1347)
  aiyaṉ
cantaṉ (N.)
cantaṉ (N.) (Piṅkala. 756); cf. cantam 'beauty' (D. 2328)
caṁda
canda
caṁda
candra (4661)
  cant(a)-
tacaṉ (taccaṉ) (n.)
tai 'to make, create' (TL), 'to fasten beams'
(D. 3473); cf. tac- / tāc- in Kuwi (ibid.)
tacchaka
taccha
takshan (5618)
nākaṉ (N.)1
nākar
nāga
nāga
ṇāga
nāga (7039)
  ṇākaṉ
  ṉākaṉ
  nāka- < nākaṉ (or) nākan
pē (n.)
pēy (Ta.), pē (Ma.) (D. 4438)
pēta
pēya
prēta (8998)
satiya- (n.)2
atiyaṉ, atiyar (LT) < *catiya cf. atiyan (atiyaṉ) (59.2.a)
satiyaputō, cātiyaputa-

Doubtful items in the Corpus: Number - 12; Frequency - 15.

Notes
1. The Nākar (Nāga) appear to be an ancient autochthonous race in South Asia. The name is probably borrowed into both Dr. and IA.
2. Probably a native name which cannot be derived from satya (Skt.) (Burrow 1968b). See Commentary, ETE 2, on satiyaputō (59.1).