Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kicampu

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

*kicampu

1. yam

Descendants

• *kicampu > *keyampu > *kēmpu
  • Malayalam: ചേമ്പ് (cēmpŭ)
  • Tamil: சேம்பு (cēmpu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 2004, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.