Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mutV-

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

*mutV-

1. old

Descendants

• Malayalam: മുതു (mutu), മുതിർന്ന (mutiṟnna)
• Tamil: முது (mutu), முதுமை (mutumai)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4954”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.