Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/mē

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

Alternative forms

*mēl

Adverb

*mē

up, above

Derived terms

*mēl-Vkku (“high place”) (possibly)
- Sumerian: 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 (me-luh-ha^ki /⁠Meluḫḫa⁠/)
- Akkadian: 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 (Meluḫḫa)
- Sanskrit: म्लेच्छ (mleccha) (see there for further descendants)
- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (milakkhu)
- Pali: milakkha, milakkhu, milāca

Descendants

Southern:
- Southern I:
  - Tamil-Kannada:
    - Kannada: ಮೇಲೆ (mēle)
    - Tamil-Malayalam:
      - Tamil: மேல் (mēl), மேலே (mēlē)
      - Malayalam: മേൽ (mēl), മേലെ (mēle)
- Southern II:
  - Telugu: మేలు (mēlu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 14, 137-138.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 5086, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 460.

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