Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maruntu

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

Possibly from *maran.

Noun

*maruntu

1. medicine

Descendants

• Southern:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Old Kannada: ಮರ್ದು (mardu)
      • Kannada: ಮದ್ದು (maddu)
    • Kodava: ಮದ್ದು (maddu)
    • Kota-Toda:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (mad)
      • Toda: [script needed] (mad)
    • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • Malayalam: മരുന്ന് (marunnŭ), മരുത്തൻ (maruttaṉ)
      • Tamil: மருந்து (maruntu), மருத்தன் (maruttaṉ), மருத்துவம் (maruttuvam)
  • Tulu: ಮರ್ದ್ (mardŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Gondi: మత్ (mat), మతు (matu), మత్త (matta)
  • Telugu: మందు (mandu)

• Central:
  • Duruwa-Gadaba
    • Duruwa: मेरुद
    • Ollari: మర్దిల్ (mardil)
  • Kolami: मन्द्
  • Southeastern Kolami: मन्द्

• Northern:
  • Kurukh: मंदर (mandar)
  • Kumarbhag Paharia: मंद्रु

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “maruntu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.