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

1. 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:
    • Kannadoid:
      • Badaga: ನರಂಬು (narambu), ನರವು (naravu)
      • 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.