Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/maruntu

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

Etymology

Possibly from *maran.

Noun

*maruntu

medicine

Descendants

Southern:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಮರ್ದು (mardu)
    - Kannada: ಮದ್ದು (maddu)
  - Kodava: ಮದ್ದು (maddu)
  - Kota-Toda:
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (mad)
    - Toda: [script needed] (mad)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: മരുന്ന് (marunnŭ), മരുത്തൻ (maruttaṉ)
    - Tamil: மருந்து (maruntu), மருத்து (maruttu) — in combinations, மருத்தன் (maruttaṉ), மருத்துவம் (maruttuvam)
- Tulu: ಮರ್ದ್ (mardŭ)
South-Central:
- Gondi: మత్ (mat), మతు (matu), మత్త (matta)
- Telugu: మందు (mandu)

Central:
- Duruwa-Gadaba
  - Duruwa: मेरुद
  - Ollari: మర్దిల్ (mardil)
- Kolami: मन्द्
- Southeastern Kolami: मन्द्

Northern:
- Kurux: मंदर (mandar)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: मंद्रु

References

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.