Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mentti
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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
Noun
*mentti[1]
Descendants
- Tamil: வெந்தயம் (ventayam), மெந்தியம் (mentiyam)
- Malayalam: വെന്തയം (ventayaṁ)
- Telugu: మెంతులు (mentulu)
- Kannada: ಮೆಂತೆ (mente)
- Tulu: ಮೆತ್ತೆ (mette)
- → Sanskrit: मेथी (methī), मेथिका (methikā)
References
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.