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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *meṭ
Meaning : hill, mountain
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : met "(Hislop) mountain"
Kinwat Kolami : meṭṭ "mountain"
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : meṭṭā "hill"
Naikri : meṭṭ
Kondekor Gadba : meṭṭa "high land"
Number in DED : 5058
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-kol_kin,kogaet-kol_sr,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *meṭ-
Meaning : hillock
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *meṭ-/*mēḍ-
Proto-Telugu : *meṭṭ-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *meṭ
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *meṭ-
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *meṭ-/*mēḍ-
Meaning : mound; hillock
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : meṭṭu
Tamil meaning : mound, heap of earth
Tamil derivates : mēṭu height, eminence, hillock; muṭṭu rising ground, high ground, heap
Malayalam : mēṭu
Malayalam meaning : rising ground, hillock
Malayalam derivates : māṭu hillock, raised ground; miṭṭāl rising ground, an alluvial bank; (Tiyya) maṭṭa hill
Kannada : mēḍu
Kannada meaning : height, rising ground, hillock
Kannada derivates : miṭṭu rising or high ground, hill; miṭṭe state of being high, rising ground, hill, mass, a large number; (Hav.) muṭṭe heap (as of straw)
Tulu : miṭṭè
Tulu meaning : prominent, protruding
Tulu derivates : muṭṭe heap
Notes : The two variants of the root seem to have been in free variation in PSDR (?). Vocalism correspondences are irregular: especially strange is Kannad/Tulu -i-. The forms with *-u- are due to contamination with *mūḍ- 'bundle, heap'.
Number in DED : 5058
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,

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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *meṭṭ-
Meaning : raised or high ground, hill
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : meṭṭa
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : meṭṭu "mound"
Inscriptional Telugu : meṇṭa-cēnu "dry field"
Additional forms : Also miṭṭa high ground, hillock, mound; high, elevated, raised, projecting; (VPK) [1] mēṭu, [2] mēṭa, [3] mēṭi stack of hay
Number in DED : 5058
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-tel_inscr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,

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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *meṭ-
Meaning : hillock
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *meṭ-ā
Konda : meṭa
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *meṭ-a
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-kui,

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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *meṭ-ā
Meaning : mountain, hill
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : maṭṭā "mountain"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : maṭṭā "mountain"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : maṭṭā "mountain"
Muria Gondi : maṭṭa "mountain"
Maria Gondi : meṭa "hill"
Koya Gondi : meṭṭa
Yeotmal Gondi : meṭa "hill"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : meṭā, meṭa
Maria Gondi (Lind) : meṭā
Adilabad Gondi : meṭṭa "hill"
Durg Gondi : meṭṭa "hill"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_A (SR) meṭṭā hillock
Number in DED : 5058
Number in CVOTGD : 2949
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_w,gonet-gondi_ph,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_ko,gonet-gondi_y,gonet-gondi_m,gonet-gondi_l,gonet-gondi_a,gonet-gondi_d,gonet-addition,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,

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Konda etymology :

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Konda : meṭa
Meaning: hillock
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 5058
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,

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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *meṭ-a
Meaning : hill
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kuwi (Schulze) : metta
Kuwi (Israel) : meṭa "sand hill"
Number in DED : 5058
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-dednum,

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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVtV
Meaning: mountain, hill
Kartvelian: Georg., OGeorg. mta 'mountain'
Dravidian: *meṭ-
nostret-meaning,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,

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