Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūnṯu

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

**Proto-Dravidian numbers ^(edit)**
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Cardinal: mūnṯu Adjectival: muH

Etymology

Compound of *muH +‎ *nṯu.

Numeral

*mūnṯu

three

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannadoid:
    - Alu Kurumba: ಮೂರು (mūru)
    - Betta Kurumba: ಮೂಱು (mūṟu), [script needed] (muːntɨ)
    - Badaga: மூறு
    - Old Kannada: ಮೂಱು (mūṟu)
      - Kannada: ಮೂರು (mūru)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Irula-Muduga
      - Irula: மூன்று (mūṉṟu), മൂണ്, മൂന്ന്, മൂണു, മൂണെ, மூணு (mūṇu) — Dialectal
      - Muduga: മൂണു (mūṇu)
    - Kodava: ಮೂಂದು (mūndu)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀽𑀷𑁰𑀶𑀼 (mūṉṟu)
      - Malayalamoid:
        Malavedan: മൂറു (mūṟu)
        Malayalam: മൂന്ന് (mūnnŭ)
        Ravula: മൂന്റു (mūnṟu)
      - Tamiloid:
        Eravallan: [script needed] (muːntɨ)
        Mala Malasar: [script needed] (muːntɨ)
        Malasar: மூந்நு, மூணு
        Mannan: മൂണു (mūṇu)
        Pattapu: మూదు
        Tamil: மூன்று (mūṉṟu)
        Spoken Tamil: மூணு (mūṇu)
- Tulu: ಮೂಜಿ (mūji)
South-Central Dravidian:
- Gondi: మూంద్ (mūnd), మూండ్ (mūṇḍ), ముంద్ (mund), ముడు (muḍu)
- Kui (India): ମୁଂଜି (muñji), ମୂଁ (mū̃), ମୂଂଜି (mūñji)
- Old Telugu: మూన్ౚు (mūnṟ̄u), మూన్ఱు (mūnṟu), మూను (mūnu), మూణ్డు (mūṇḍu)
  - Telugu: మూడు (mūḍu)
Central Dravidian:
- Duruwa-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: ମୂଁଦୁ, ମୂଁଦୁକ୍
  - Ollari: మూణు (mūṇu), మూండ్ (mūṇḍ), మూడుగ్ (mūḍug)
- Kolami: मून्दिङ् (mūndiṅ)
- Southeastern Kolami: मून्दिङ् (mūndiṅ)
- → Nihali: मोठ, मोठॉ
North Dravidian:
- Brahui: مُسہ, مُسِٹ (musiṭ)
- Kurukh: मूंद (mūnd)

Derived terms

*mū-war
- Malayalam: മൂവർ (mūvaṟ)
- Tamil: மூவர் (mūvar)

Unsorted forms

Gondi: మూవిర్ (mūvir), మూవుర్ (mūvur)
Kakkala: മൂമാച്ചി
Kui (India): ମୁଃଆର୍ (muʔar)
Malayalam: മൂന്നാം (mūnnāṁ), മൂന്നാൻ (mūnnāṉ)
Tamil: மூன்றாம் (mūṉṟām), மூற்றை (mūṟṟai), மும்மை (mummai)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mūnṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala‎^[1], Language in India

Varghese, Bijumon (2015) The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile‎^[2], SIL International