Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/keruppu

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

Compound of *ker +‎ *uppu.

Noun

*keruppu

sandal

Descendants

Central Dravidian:
- Kolami: कॆर्रि (kerri)
- Southeastern Kolami: कॆरिग् (kerig)

North Dravidian:
- Kurukh: खर्पा (kharpā)

South Dravidian:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಕೆರ್ಪು (kerpu), ಕೆರಹು (kerahu), ಕೆರವು (keravu)
    - Kannada: ಕೆರ (kera), ಕೆರವು (keravu), ಕೆರಹು (kerahu), ಕೆರ್ಪು (kerpu)
  - Tamil-Malayalam:
    - Malayalam: ചെരുപ്പ് (ceruppŭ), ചെരിപ്പ് (cerippŭ)
    - Tamil: செருப்பு (ceruppu)
      - → Malay: cerpu
      - → Sinhalese: සෙරෙප්පුව (sereppuwa)

South-Central Dravidian:
- Telugu: చెప్పు (ceppu) (see there for further descendants)

References

Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ceruppu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 178.
Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.