Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maran

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

*maram

Etymology

Compound of *mar +‎ *an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ɾan/

Noun

*maran

tree

Descendants

Central:
- Duruwa-Gadaba:
  - Duruwa: [script needed] (meri)
  - Ollari: మర్ (mar), మరిన్ (marin), మారెన్ (māren)
- Kolami: మాక్ (māk)
- Southeastern Kolami: మాక్ (māk)

Northern:
- Kurukh: मन्न (mann)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: मनु, मन

South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ಮರ (mara)
  - Tamil-Kodagu:
    - Irula: மர (mara)
    - Kodava: ಮರ (mara)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 (maram)
      - Tamil: மரம் (maram)
      - Malayalam: മരം (maraṁ)
- Tulu: ಮರ (mara)
South-Central:
- Gondi-Kui:
  - Konda-Dora: మరన్ (maran), మ్రాను (mrānu)
  - Kui-Kuvi:
    - Kuvi: ମାରାଣୁ (maraṇu), ମ୍ରା୕ନୁ (mrānu), ମା୕ର୍ନୁ (mārnu), ମାରା (mara)
    - Kui (India): ମ୍ରାହ୍ନୁ (mrahnu), ମାରାଣୁ (maraṇu)
  - Gondi: मड़ा, माड़ा, మర (mara), మార (māra), మర్ను (marnu), మార్ను (mārnu), మురనో (muranō)
- Telugu: మ్రాను (mrānu), మాను (mānu), మ్రాకు (mrāku)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “4711”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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