Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/mulay

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 *mul +‎ *ay.

Noun

*mulay

1. breast

Descendants

• Tamil: முலை (mulai)
• Malayalam: മുല (mula)
• Kannada: ಮೊಲೆ (mole)

References

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