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Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/cirumpu

This Proto-South 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-South Dravidian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cir- (“black”) + *umpu (compare *karumpu).

Noun

*cirumpu[1]

  1. (metallurgy) black metal; iron

Descendants
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tamil-Kodagu:
      • Kodava: irumbu
        Kannada script: ಇರುಂಬು
        Malayalam script: ഇരുംബു
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): [Term?] (/⁠ib⁠/)
        • Toda: [script needed] (ib, “needle”)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Konda-Kui:
      • Kui (India): ରୁଂବା (rumba)
    • Telugu: ఇనుము (inumu)
      • → Kolami: ఇనుం (inuṁ, “iron, sword”)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 10, 527.

Further reading
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