Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/muyil

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 *muy +‎ *il.

Noun

*muyil

cloud

Descendants

Central:
- Ollari: మొగుల్ (mogul)
- Kolami: మొర్గర్ (morgar)
- Duruwa: मल्गुर्
South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮುಗಿಲು (mugilu)
  - Malayalam: മുകിൽ (mukil)
  - Tamil: முகில் (mukil)
- Tulu: ಮೊಗಲ್ (mogalŭ)
South-Central:
- Gondi: మొయొల్ (moyol)
- Telugu: మొగులు (mogulu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4892, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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