< Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian
Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūnk(k)u
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Compound of *mū + *nk(k)u.
Noun
*mūnk(k)u[1][2]
- nose, beak
Descendants
- Tamil: மூக்கு (mūkku)
- Malayalam: മൂക്ക് (mūkkŭ)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 528.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “tōl”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312.