Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/muḷ

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

*muḷ

1. thorn

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಮುಳ್ (muḷ)
      • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳು (muḷḷu), ಮುಳು (muḷu)
    • Kodava: ಮುಳ್ಳು (muḷḷu)
    • Kota-Toda:
      • Kota (India): முள் (muḷ)
      • Toda: முள்
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: മുള്ള് (muḷḷŭ)
      • Tamil: முள் (muḷ), முள்ளு (muḷḷu)
  • Tulu: ಮುಳ್ಳು (muḷḷu)
• South-Central:
  • Kuvi: ମୁଲ୍ଲୁ (mullu)
  • Telugu: ముల్లు (mullu), ములు (mulu), ముళ్ళు (muḷḷu)

Further reading

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