Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/mocVr

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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-South Dravidian I

Etymology

Compound of *moc +‎ *Vr.

Noun

*mocVr

curd, buttermilk

Descendants

Tamil-Kannada:
- Kannada: ಮೊಸರು (mosaru), ಮಸರು (masaru)
- Kodava: ಮೋರು (mōru)
- Kota-Toda:
  - Kota (India): [Term?] (/⁠mocr⁠/)
  - Toda: மோர்
- Tamil-Malayalam:
  - Malayalam: മോര് (mōrŭ)
  - Tamil: முசர் (mucar), மோர் (mōr)
    - → Telugu: మోరు (mōru)
Tulu: ಮೊಸರು (mosaru)
→ Sanskrit: मोरट (moraṭa), मोरण (moraṇa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4968”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.