Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mēnkkV

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

Etymology

Compound of *mē +‎ *nkkV.

Noun

*mēnkkV

goat
Synonym: *yĀṭu

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami-Naiki:
  - Kolami: [script needed] (me·ke)
  - Southeastern Kolami: మేకె (mēke)
- Parji-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: मेव, मेय
  - Kondekor: మేగె
  - Ollari: మేగె (mēge)
North Dravidian:
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (méqe)
South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian I:
  - Kannada: ಮೇಕೆ (mēke)
- South Dravidian II:
  - Gondi: మెకా (mekā), మేక (mēka)
  - Telugu: మేక (mēka), మేఁక (mēn̆ka)

→ Sanskrit: मेक (meka)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5087, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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