Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mā

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

*mā[1]

animal, beast, deer

Descendants

Tamil: மா (mā)

Derived terms

*mā-n
- Tamil: மான் (māṉ)
- Malayalam: മാൻ (māṉ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.