Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mayVr
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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
Possibly a Wanderwort; compare Santali ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱜ (marak’, “peacock”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (“peacock”).
Noun
Descendants
- Southern Dravidian:
- → Vedic Sanskrit: मयूर (mayū́ra, “peacock”) (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 37.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mayil”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.