Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ñarampu

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

Etymology

Compound of *ñar +‎ *ampu.

Noun

*ñarampu

nerve, tendon, sinew, vein, pulse

Descendants

Central:
- Duruwa: [script needed] (nerub)
- Ollari: నరుబ్ (narub)

Northern:
- Kurukh: नरी (narī)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (náru)

Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Kannada: ನರ (nara), ನರವು (naravu)
  - Kota-Toda:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (narb)
    - Toda: [script needed] (narb)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: ഞരമ്പ് (ñarampŭ)
    - Tamil: நரம்பு (narampu)
- Tulu: ನರ (nara), ನರಂಬು (narambu)

South-Central:
- Telugu: నరము (naramu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 527.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “narampu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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