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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/keruppu

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

From *ker +‎ *uppu

Noun

*keruppu[1]

  1. sandal

Descendants
  • Tamil: செருப்பு (ceruppu)
    • → Indonesian: cerpu
  • Malayalam: ചെരുപ്പ് (ceruppŭ), ചെരിപ്പ് (cerippŭ)
  • Telugu: చెప్పు (ceppu)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
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