Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/

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]

  1. animal, beast, deer

Descendants

  • Tamil: மா ()
  • Telugu: మావు (māvu)

Derived terms

References

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