Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maẓV-

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

• *maṯV-

Noun

*maẓV-

1. axe

Descendants

• Central:
  • Duruwa: ମାଡି
  • Ollari: మరి (mari)
• North:
  • Kurukh: मस्सा (massā)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: मसु
• Southern:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಮರ್ಚು (marcu), ಮಚ್ಚು (maccu), ಮಡು (maḍu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಮತ್ತು (mattu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: മഴു (maḻu)
        • Tamil: மழு (maḻu)
  • Tulu: ಮಡು (maḍu)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: మర్స్ (mars), మరస్ (maras), మరసు (marasu), మగ్సు (magsu)
  • Telugu: మచ్చుకత్తి (maccukatti), మడ్డుకత్తి (maḍḍukatti)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maru”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.