Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mūṭṭay

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

Etymology

Compound of *mūṭṭ +‎ *ay

Noun

*mūṭṭay

1. bundle

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Duruwa: [script needed] (mūṭa)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh: मोँड़ा (mõṛā)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಮೂಡೆ (mūḍe)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: മൂട (mūṭa)
        • Tamil: மூடை (mūṭai)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [script needed] (mu·ṭ)
        • Toda: [script needed] (mu·ṭy)
    • Tulu: ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ (moṭṭe)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: మూట (mūṭa)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: మూట (mūṭa)
        • Kuvi: ମୂନ୍ତା (mūnta), ମୂଟା (mūṭa)
    • Telugu: మూట (mūṭa)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5037, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.