Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/moyal
Proto-Dravidian
Alternative reconstruction
- *mocal
Noun
*moyal
Descendants
- North:
- Kurukh: muńyã̄
- Kumarbhag Paharia: muṉye
- Brahui: مرو (murū)
- South:
- Malayalam: മുയൽ (muyal)
- Tamil: முயல் (muyal), முசல் (mucal), மொசல் (mocal) — Spoken Tamil
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4968”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.