मेल्लो

Konkani

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás

Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀅 (maa)

Konkani मेल्लो (mello)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀅 (maa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata), from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá, “dead”). Compare Marathi मेले (mele).

Pronunciation

• (Goud Saraswat) IPA^(key): /mɛl.lɔː/
• (Bardez Catholic) IPA^(key): /mæ.lɔ.lɔː/

Adjective

मेल्लो • (mello) (Latin script melolo, Kannada script ಮೆಲ್ಲೊ)

1. dead