Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/mām

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

Etymology

    Compound of *mā +‎ *m.

    Noun

    *mām

    1. mango tree

    Derived terms

    • *mā-m-kāy
      • Kodava: ಮಾಂಗೆ (māṅge)
      • Malayalam: മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)
        • → Portuguese: manga (see there for further descendants) (or via Tamil, Malay)
      • Tamil: மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), மாங்கா (māṅkā) — Spoken Tamil
        • → Malay: mangga (see there for further descendants)
      • Telugu: మాగాయు (māgāyu)
    Unsorted forms

    Descendants

    References

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