Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mām

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 *mā +‎ *m.

Noun

*mām

1. mango tree

Descendants

• Kannada: ಮಾವು (māvu)
• Tamil: மா (mā), மாம் (mām)
• Malayalam: മാ (mā), മാവ് (māvŭ)

Derived terms

• *mā-m-kāy
  • Tamil: மாங்காய் (māṅkāy)
    • → Malay: mangga (see there for further descendants)
  • Malayalam: മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)
    • → Portuguese: manga (see there for further descendants) (or via Tamil, Malay)

• *mā-m-paẓ-am
  • Tamil: மாம்பழம் (māmpaḻam)
    • → Malay: mempelam
  • Malayalam: മാമ്പഴം (māmpaḻaṁ)

Unsorted forms

• Kannada: ಮಾವಿನಹಣ್ಣು (māvinahaṇṇu), ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ (māvinakāyi)
• Telugu: మామిడి (māmiḍi)

References

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