Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maẓV-

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

*maṯV-

Noun

*maẓV-

axe

Descendants

Central:
- Duruwa: ମାଡି
- Ollari: మరి (mari)
North:
- Kurukh: मस्सा (massā)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: मसु
Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮರ್ಚು (marcu), ಮಚ್ಚು (maccu), ಮಡು (maḍu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಮತ್ತು (mattu)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Malayalam: മഴു (maḻu)
      - Tamil: மழு (maḻu)
- Tulu: ಮಡು (maḍu)
South-Central:
- Gondi: మర్స్ (mars), మరస్ (maras), మరసు (marasu), మగ్సు (magsu)
- Telugu: మచ్చుకత్తి (maccukatti), మడ్డుకత్తి (maḍḍukatti)

References

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

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