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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/man-

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

Verb

*man-

to be, to live, stay

Descendants

Brahui: مَنِّنْگ (manniṅg)
Tamil: மன்னு (maṉṉu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 4778, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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