Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/māṯṯ-

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Verb

*māṯṯ-

1. to change, alter

Descendants

• South Dravidian I:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಮಾತು (mātu), ಮಾತ (māta​)
    • Tamil-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (ma·t-)
      • Tamil-Toda:
        • Toda: [script needed] (ma·t-)
        • Tamil-Kodagu:
          • Kodava: [script needed] (ma·t-)
          • Tamil-Malayalam:
            • Malayalam: മാറ്റുക (māṟṟuka)
            • Tamil: மாற்று (māṟṟu)
  • Tulu: ಮಾದುನಿ (māduni)
• South Dravidian II:
  • Telugu: మాట (māṭa​), మాటు (māṭu)
    • → Gondi: మాట (māṭa)
    • → Konda-Dora: మాట (māṭa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4834”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.