Finding the etymology of Telugu araṭi, Sanskrit kadala/kadalī (Hindi kēlā), Proto Tai *kluəjꟲ, Proto-Mon-Khmer: *t₁luəjʔ which are likely from PMP *qaRutay which became a wanderwort
Telugu araṭi, araṇṭi, ariṭi, aran̆ṭi, anaṇṭi, anan̆ṭi, anaṭi, aṇṭi strikingly resembles MP terms for plantain/banana like Kutainese rutai. -ay > -i is attested natively in Telugu and such term variation usually indicates borrowing but which language specifically were these terms derived from?
Posted Dec 9, 2025, 9:42 AM UTC
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