Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-may

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

    Suffix

    *-may[1]

    1. abstract noun formative.

    Descendants

    • Old Tamil: -𑀫𑁃 (-mai)
      • Tamil: -மை (-mai)
      • Malayalam: -മ (-ma)
    • Kannada: -ಮೆ (-me)
    • Telugu: -మి (-mi), -మ (-ma)

    References

    1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.
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