Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/māma

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

Noun

*māma^[1]^[2]

maternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- South Central:
  - Telugu: మామ (māma), మావ (māva)
- Tamil-Kannada-Tulu:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಮಾವ (māva)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: மாமன் (māmaṉ), மாமா (māmā)
      - Malayalam: മാമൻ (māmaṉ)
→ Sanskrit: माम (māma)
- Hindi: मामा (māmā)
- Bengali: মামা (mama)
- Urdu: ماما (māmā)
  - →? Persian: ماما
  - →? Pashto: ماما
    - → Ushojo: ماما
  - →? Baluchi: ماما

References

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 10, 530.
^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mama”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 427.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 10, 530.

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mama”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 427.

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