Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian I/karumpu

This Proto-South Dravidian I 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 I

Etymology

Compound of *kar +‎ *umpu.

Noun

*karumpu

1. sugarcane

Descendants

• Tamil-Kannada:
  • Old Kannada: ಕರ್ವು (karvu)
    • Middle Kannada: ಕರ್ಬು (karbu)
      • Kannada: ಕಬ್ಬು (kabbu)
        • → Konkani: कोब्बु (kobbu)
    • → Marathi: करवा (karvā), कर्वा (karvā)
  • Kodava: ಕಯ್ಬು (kaybu), ಕೈಬು (kaibu)
  • Kota-Toda:
    • Kota (India): [script needed] (kab)
    • Toda: [script needed] (kab)
  • Tamil-Malayalam:
    • Malayalam: കരിമ്പ് (karimpŭ), കരുമ്പ് (karumpŭ)
    • Tamil: கரும்பு (karumpu)
• Tulu: ಕರ್ಮ್ಬು (karmbu)

References

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