Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mēnkkV
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Compound of *mē + *nkkV.
Noun
*mēnkkV
Descendants
- Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
- Kolami: मेकॆ (mēke)
- Southeastern Kolami: मेकॆ (mēke)
- Parji-Gadaba:
- Duruwa: मेव, मेय
- Kondekor: మేగె
- Ollari: మేగె (mēge)
- Kolami-Naiki:
- North Dravidian:
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (méqe)
- South Dravidian:
- → Sanskrit: मेक (meka)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5087”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.