Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mīn

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

Noun

*mīn

1. fish

   Synonym: *kayVl

Descendants

• Central Dravidian
  • Duruwa: मीनि
  • Ollari: మీన్ (mīn)

• Northern Dravidian:
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: मीनु

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಮೀನ್ (mīn)
      • Kannada: ಮೀನು (mīnu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: ಮೀನು (mīnu)
      • Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀻𑀷𑁆 (mīṉ)
        • Malayalam: മീൻ (mīṉ)
        • Tamil: மீன் (mīṉ)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): மீன் (mīṉ)
      • Toda: மீன்
  • Tulu: ಮೀನ್ (mīnŭ)

• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: మీన్ (mīn)
    • Konda-Dora: మీన్ (mīn)
    • Kui-Kuvi:
      • Kui (India): ମୀନୁ (mīnu)
      • Kuvi: ମୀନୁ (mīnu)
    • Manda-Pengo:
      • Manda (India): ମିନ୍ (min)
      • Pengo: ମିନ୍ (min)
  • Telugu: మీను (mīnu)

• → Sanskrit: मीन (mīna) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4885, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.