Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mentti

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mentti

Proto-Dravidian

Etymology

From *mentt +‎ *i.

Noun

*mentti[1]

1. fenugreek

Descendants

• Tamil: வெந்தயம் (ventayam)
• Telugu: మెంతులు (mentulu)
• Kannada: ಮೆಂತೆ (mente)
• Tulu: ಮೆತ್ತೆ (mette)
• → Sanskrit: मेथी (methī), मेथिका (methikā)

• Hindi: मेथी (methī)
  • → English: methi
• Marathi: मेथी (methī)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.