Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mīn

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

*mīn

fish
Synonym: *kayVl

Descendants

Central Dravidian
- Duruwa: मीनि
- Ollari: మీన్ (mīn)

Northern Dravidian:
- Kumarbhag Paharia: मीनु

Southern Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಮೀನ್ (mīn)
    - Kannada: ಮೀನು (mīnu)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Kodava: ಮೀನು (mīnu)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀻𑀷𑁆 (mīṉ)
      - Malayalam: മീൻ (mīṉ)
      - Tamil: மீன் (mīṉ)
  - Toda-Kota:
    - Kota (India): மீன் (mīṉ)
    - Toda: மீன்
- Tulu: ಮೀನ್ (mīnŭ)

South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Gondi: మీన్ (mīn)
  - Konda-Dora: మీన్ (mīn)
  - Kui-Kuvi:
    - Kui (India): ମୀନୁ (mīnu)
    - Kuvi: ମୀନୁ (mīnu)
  - Manda-Pengo:
    - Manda (India): ମିନ୍ (min)
    - Pengo: ମିନ୍ (min)
- Telugu: మీను (mīnu)

→ Sanskrit: मीन (mīna) (see there for further descendants)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4885”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.