Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/makanṯu

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

From *maka +‎ *-anṯu.

Noun

*makanṯu

son

Descendants

South Dravidian:
- South Dravidian 1:
  - Kannadoid:
    - Jennu Kurumba: ಮಙನ್ (maṅan), ಮಙನು (maṅanu)
    - Kannada: ಮಗ (maga)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: മകൻ (makaṉ), മോൻ (mōṉ)
    - Tamil: மகன் (makaṉ), மவன் (mavaṉ), மோன் (mōṉ), மொவன் (movaṉ) — dialectal, colloquial
- South Dravidian 2:
  - Telugu: మగడు (magaḍu), మగఁడు (magan̆ḍu), మగండు (magaṇḍu), మొగుడు (moguḍu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “maka”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.