Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/erum-

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

Etymology

Compound of *er +‎ *um

Noun

*erum-

1. buffalo

Descendants

• Kannada: ಎಮ್ಮೆ (emme)
• Malayalam: എരുമ (eruma)
• Tamil: எருமை (erumai)
• Telugu: ఎనుము (enumu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “816”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.