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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/metVẓ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*metVẓ [1][2]

  1. (anatomy) brain

Descendants
  • Southern Dravidian: *met-Vẓ
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಮೆದುಳ್ (meduḷ), ಮಿದುಳ್ (miduḷ), ಮಿದುಡು (miduḍu), ಮೆದಡು (medaḍu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (medl)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: మెదడు (medaḍu)
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: मेदुर् (medur), मद्दुर् (maddur)
  • Central Dravidian: *met-Vk
    • Kolami: मितिक् (mitik)
    • Parji-Gadaba:
      • Ollari: [script needed] (medik)
      • Duruwa: मेदेक् (medek)
  • Northern Dravidian:
    • Kurukh-Malto:
      • Kurukh: मेद्दौ (meddō)
      • Malto: मेदो (medo)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.
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