Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-may

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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

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Suffix

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*-may[1]

  1. abstract noun formative

Descendants

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  • Tamil: -மை (-mai)
  • Malayalam: -മ (-ma)
  • Kannada: -ಮೆ (-me)

References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.