Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/māṯ-

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Verb

*māṯ-

(intransitive) to be changed, altered

Related terms

(causative) *māṯṯ-

Descendants

South Dravidian I:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮಾಱು (māṟu), ಮಾರು (māru)
  - Tamil-Kota:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (ma·r-)
    - Tamil-Toda:
      - Toda: [script needed] (mo·ṟ-)
      - Tamil-Kodagu:
        Kodava: [script needed] (ma·r-)
        
        Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: മാറുക (māṟuka)
        
        Tamil: மாறு (māṟu)
- Tulu: ಮಾರುನಿ (māruni)
South Dravidian II:
- Konda-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: మాఱ్- (māṟ-)
  - Kuvi-Kui:
    - Kui (India): ମା୕ସ୍କା (māska)
    - Kuvi: ମା୕ସ୍କ୍- (māsk-)
- Telugu: మాఱు (māṟu), మారు (māru)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4834”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.