Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kuruṭu

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

Noun

*kuruṭu

1. blindness

Descendants

• Tamil: குருடு (kuruṭu)
• Malayalam: കുരുട് (kuruṭŭ), കുരുടൻ (kuruṭaṉ)
• Telugu: గుడ్డి (guḍḍi)
• Kannada: ಕುರುಡಿ (kuruḍi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1787”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.