Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cirumpu

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cirumpu

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

Derived from *cir- (“black”).

Noun

*cirumpu[1][2]

1. black metal; iron

Descendants

• Southern Dravidian:
  • Tamil: இரும்பு (irumpu)
  • Malayalam: ഇരുമ്പ് (irumpŭ)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Telugu: ఇనుము (inumu)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 10, 527.
2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “irumpu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.