Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/muH

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

Proto-Dravidian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *muHnṯu
    Adjectival: *muH

Alternative forms

  • *mū

Adjective

*muH

  1. three

Descendants

  • Central Dravidian:
    • Parji-Gadaba:
      • Duruwa: ମୁୟ୍ (muy)
  • North Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian:
    • South Dravidian I:
      • Tamil-Kannada:
        • Kannada: ಮೂ ()
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Tamil: மு (mu) (before doubled consonants), மூ () (before vowels)
          • Malayalam: മു- (mu-)
    • South Dravidian II:
      • Kui (India): ମୂଂ (mūṁ)
      • Telugu: ము (mu), మూ ()

Derived terms

References