Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/mēlkku

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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

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Etymology

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Compound of *mēl +‎ *kku.

Noun

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*mēlkku[1]

  1. west

Descendants

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  • Tamil: மேற்கு (mēṟku)

Coordinate terms

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(compass points)

Compass points
*waṭakku
*mēlkku *kiẓakku
*ten

References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.