Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūḷV-

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

*mūḷV-

1. bone marrow

Descendants

• North Dravidian:
  • Brahui: ملے
  • Kurukh: मुरमा (murmā)
• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (nulli), [script needed] (nūlgum), [script needed] (nūlguṭ)
  • Kolami: ముల్ల్ (mull)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಮೂಳೆ (mūḷe)
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (mi·ḷ)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: മൂള (mūḷa)
        • Tamil: மூளை (mūḷai)
    • Tulu: ಮೂಳೆ (mūḷe)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: [script needed] (muṛe), [script needed] (muṛgonji)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: ముటి (muṭi)
        • Kui (India): ନୀଲି (nīli), କା୕ଡା-ମୂଲା (kāḍa-mūla), ମୂଲା (mūla)
        • Manda-Pengo:
          • Manda (India): ମୂଡ଼ା (mūṛa), ମୂଟି (mūṭi), ବୂଟି (būṭi)
          • Pengo: ମୂଟି (mūṭi), ପ୍ଡ଼େ୕ନ୍ ମୂଟି (pṛēn mūṭi)
    • Telugu: మూలగ (mūlaga)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5051”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.