Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mocVḷ

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

Compound of *moc +‎ *Vḷ.

Noun

*mocVḷ

crocodile

Descendants

Central:
- Kolami: మొసెలి (moseli)
- Duruwa: ମ୕ଚା

North:
- Kurukh: [script needed] (bōca)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (boce)

South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮೊಸಳೆ (mosaḷe), ಮಸಳೆ (masaḷe)
  - Kodava: ಮೊಸಳೆ (mosaḷe)
  - Kota (India): [script needed] (mocaḷ)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Irula: மொஜலெ (mojale)
    - Malayalam: മുതല (mutala)
    - Tamil: முதலை (mutalai), முதளை (mutaḷai), முசலி (mucali)
- Tulu: ಮೊಸಳೆ (mosaḷe), ಮುದಲೆ (mudale), ಮುದಳೆ (mudaḷe), ಮೂದಲೆ (mūdale)

South Central:
- Konda-Dora: మోది (mōdi), మూది (mūdi)
- Telugu: మొసలి (mosali)

→ Sanskrit: मुसली (musalī), माचल (mācala)
→ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀤𑀼𑀕 (muduga)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “mutalai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.