Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/cirumpu

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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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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*cirumpu[1]

  1. (metallurgy) black metal; iron

Descendants

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References

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

Further reading

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