Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/maẓay

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 *maẓ +‎ *ay.

Noun

*maẓay

1. rain

Descendants

• Tamil-Kannada:
  • Kannada: ಮಳೆ (maḷe)
  • Kodava: ಮಳೆ (maḷe)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Kurichiya: മെയ (meya)
    • Malayalam: മഴ (maḻa)
    • Tamil: மழை (maḻai)
  • Toda-Kota:
    • Kota (India): [Term?] (/⁠may⁠/)
    • Toda: [Term?] (/⁠maw⁠/)
• Tulu: ಮಳೆ (maḷe), ಮರ್ಯಾಳ (maryāḷa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4753, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.