Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/mocVr

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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-South Dravidian I

Etymology

Compound of *moc +‎ *Vr.

Noun

*mocVr

1. curd, buttermilk

Descendants

• Tamil-Kannada:
  • Kannada: ಮೊಸರು (mosaru), ಮಸರು (masaru)
  • Kodava: ಮೋರು (mōru)
  • Kota-Toda:
    • Kota (India): [Term?] (/⁠mocr⁠/)
    • Toda: மோர்
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: മോര് (mōrŭ)
    • Tamil: முசர் (mucar), மோர் (mōr)
      • → Telugu: మోరు (mōru)
• Tulu: ಮೊಸರು (mosaru)
• → Sanskrit: मोरट (moraṭa), मोरण (moraṇa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4968”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.