Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/muyil

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

Etymology

Compound of *muy +‎ *il.

Noun

*muyil

1. cloud

Descendants

• Central:
  • Ollari: మొగుల్ (mogul)
  • Kolami: మొర్గర్ (morgar)
  • Duruwa: मल्गुर्
• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಮುಗಿಲು (mugilu)
    • Malayalam: മുകിൽ (mukil)
    • Tamil: முகில் (mukil)
  • Tulu: ಮೊಗಲ್ (mogalŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: మొయొల్ (moyol)
  • Telugu: మొగులు (mogulu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4892”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.