Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/metVẓ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/metVẓ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*metVẓ[1][2]

1. (anatomy) brain

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian: *met-Vẓ
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಮೆದುಳ್ (meduḷ), ಮಿದುಳ್ (miduḷ), ಮಿದುಡು (miduḍu), ಮೆದಡು (medaḍu)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Tamil: மிதழ் (mitaḻ)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (medl)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: మెదడు (medaḍu)
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: मेदुर् (medur), मद्दुर् (maddur)
• Central Dravidian: *met-Vk
  • Kolami: मितिक् (mitik)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Ollari: [script needed] (medik)
    • Duruwa: मेदेक् (medek)
• Northern Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: मेद्दौ (meddō)
    • Malto: मेदो (medo)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.