Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/māma

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

*māma[1][2]

maternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- South Central:
  - Telugu: మామ (māma)
- Tamil-Kannada-Tulu:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: மாமன் (māmaṉ)
      - Malayalam: മാമൻ (māmaṉ)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 10, 530.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “mama”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 427.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 10, 530.

[2] Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “mama”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 427.