Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/wānam
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
*wān + *-am.
Noun
*wānam
Descendants
- Kannada: ಬಾನು (bānu), ಬಾಂ (bāṃ)
- Tamil: வான் (vāṉ), வானம் (vāṉam), மானம் (māṉam)
- Malayalam: വാനം (vānaṁ), മാനം (mānaṁ)
- Telugu: వాన (vāna)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “vāṉam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.