Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mayVr

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

    Possibly a Wanderwort; compare Santali ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱜ (marak’, “peacock”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (“peacock”).

    Noun

    *mayVr[1][2]

    1. peacock
      Synonym: *ñamVl

    Descendants

    • Southern Dravidian:
      • Tulu: ಮಯಿಲ್ (mayilŭ), ಮಯಿರ್ (mayirŭ), ಮೈರ್ (mairŭ)
      • Kannada: ಮಯ್ಲ (mayla​), ಮಯ್ಲು (maylu)
      • Old Tamil:
      • >? Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀜𑁃 (maññai)
    • → Vedic Sanskrit: मयूर (mayū́ra, “peacock”) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 37.
    2. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “mayil”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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