Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/makaḷ

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

Etymology

Compound of *mak +‎ *aḷ.

Noun

*makaḷ[1]

  1. daughter

Descendants

  • Tamil: மகள் (makaḷ), மோள் (mōḷ)
  • Malayalam: മകൾ (makaḷ), മോൾ (mōḷ)
  • Kannada: ಮಗಳು (magaḷu)

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38.
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