Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/māṯṯ-

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Verb

*māṯṯ-

to change, alter

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮಾತು (mātu), ಮಾತ (māta)
  - Tamil-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (ma·t-)
    - Tamil-Toda:
      - Toda: [script needed] (ma·t-)
      - Tamil-Kodagu:
        Kodava: [script needed] (ma·t-)
        
        Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: മാറ്റുക (māṟṟuka)
        
        Tamil: மாற்று (māṟṟu)
- Tulu: ಮಾದುನಿ (māduni)
South Dravidian II:
- Telugu: మాట (māṭa), మాటు (māṭu)
  - → Gondi: మాట (māṭa)
  - → Konda-Dora: మాట (māṭa)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4834”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.