Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maruntu
Proto-Dravidian edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from *maran.
Noun edit
*maruntu
Descendants edit
- Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
- Tulu: ಮರ್ದ್ (mardŭ)
- South-Central:
- Central:
References edit
- 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.