Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wānam

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

*wānam

1. sky

Descendants

• Tamil: வானம் (vāṉam), மானம் (māṉam)
• Malayalam: വാനം (vānaṁ), മാനം (mānaṁ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vāṉam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.