Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mic-

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

Adverb

*mic-

1. up, above

Derived terms

• *mical (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted

• Northern:
  • Brahui: بَش (baś), بے (be)
• Southern:
  • Southern I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಮೀಸಲು (mīsalu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: மீ (mī), மே (mē), மீது (mītu)
        • Malayalam: മേ (mē), മീത് (mītŭ)
  • Southern II:
    • Telugu: మీ (mī), మీదు (mīdu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4841”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil, page 149.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5086”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Subrahmanyam, P.S. (2011) A Supplement to Dravidian etymological dictionary, Chennai : Central Institute of Classical Tamil, page 155.