Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *k̂ūr-[Vḷ-]

Meaning : to revolve, twist

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *cur-, *cur-uḷ-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sir-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sur-u-

Proto-North Dravidian : *kūr-

Brahui : kūr-ing

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *cur-, *cur-uḷ-

Meaning : to wind, twist

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : curi (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to be spiral as conch, whirl round, eddy (as water), curl

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to wind spirally, whirl, curl, lie in a circle; n. whirling, spiral, curve, screw, white curl on the forehead of bulls; curiyal curling, curly hair, lock of hair, woman's hair; curuḷ (curuḷv-, curuṇṭ-) to become coiled, roll, curl (as hair); n. rolling, roll, coil, curl, woman's hair curled and tied up in dressing; curuḷal ringlet, coil; curuḷai roll; curuṭṭu (curuṭṭi-) to roll up, coil, curl, fold, twist; n. curling, coiling, anything rolled up, cheroot; curuṭṭai curly hair, curly-haired boy or girl; curuṇai anything rolled up; cūr (-pp-, -tt-) to revolve, whirl round; cūrppu whirling, revolving, bracelet; cūral whirling as of wind

Malayalam : curiyal

Malayalam meaning : a round rattan basket

Malayalam derivates : curuṭṭu a roll, cheroot, a sheaf; curuḷ scroll, roll; curuḷuka to be rolled up, be curled; curuṭṭuka to roll up (tr.)

Kannada : suruḷi, suruḷe, suraḷi

Kannada meaning : a coil, roll

Kannada derivates : suruṭu, suruṇṭu to coil, roll up (intr.); surku, sukku to curl; surku, sukku, suŋku, sokku a curl

Kodagu : turɨḍ- (turɨṇḍ-)

Kodagu meaning : to be rolled up

Kodagu derivates : turɨṭ- (turɨṭi-) to roll up (tr.); tore a string that goes round; (torev-, torand-) (string) is wound round and round; tora- (torap-, torat-) to wind (string) round and round

Tulu : turṭu

Tulu meaning : a female's hair tied into a knot

Tulu derivates : suraḷi, (B-K) suruḷi a coil, roll of anything

Proto-Nilgiri : *curǝḷ-

Number in DED : 2684

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *curǝḷ-

Meaning : to roll up

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : curṇ- (curḍ-) "to lie in coils (snake, rope)"

Toda : tūḷ- (tūḍ-) "to be rolled up (curl, leaf)"

Additional forms : Also Kota curṭ- (curṭy-) to coil, roll (tr.); Toda tūṭ- (tūṭy-) to roll up (tr.), curl (hair), tie up (hair); tuṣk hair curl; tūr storm; sūṭ cigar (< Tamil curuṭṭu)

Notes : The original stem is still preserved in Toda tūr < *cūr 'storm'.

Number in DED : 2684

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sir-

Meaning : to revolve, rotate

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : cirḍ- "to turn"

Salur Gadba : sirl- "to revolve"

Kondekor Gadba : sirl- (silr-, silir-) "to rotate"

Additional forms : Also Parji cirḍip- (cirḍit-) to make to turn; cirḍukuḍ circuit, roundabout way; cirl- to revolve; cirlip- (cirlit-) to make to revolve; Salur caus. sirlap-; Gadba_S3 silurp- id. (tr.)

Number in DED : 2684

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sur-u-

Meaning : to twist, roll over

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *sur-[u]nḍ-

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sūr-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sru-/*sur-

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *sur-[u]nḍ-

Meaning : to roll, go round

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : surunḍānā "to go round and round, esp. in the Bhawar marriage ceremony"

Maria Gondi (Smith) : hoorchunna "to roll up"

Chindwara Gondi : surunḍ- "to roll"

Number in DED : 2684

Number in CVOTGD : 344

Pengo-Manda etymology :

Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sūr-

Meaning : to wind, wind round, roll up

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Pengo : hūr- (-t-)

Number in DED : 2684

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sru-/*sur-

Meaning : to twine, curl

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : sursuṛi "curly"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : ṛūpali "to roll up (as a rope) (ṛ = r)"

Kuwi (Schulze) : rujja kodinai "rigle (sic)"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : rup- "to twine round, wind round (tr.)"

Kuwi (Israel) : rūʔ- "to roll fibres"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F rūpali to wind into a ball; rūmbūlli curly

Number in DED : 2684

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *kūr-

Meaning : to wrap up, roll up

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : kūrnā "to put on and tie a sāri round one's waist"

Malto : kurge "to roll up, wrap up"

Number in DED : 2684

Brahui etymology :

Brahui : kūr-ing

Meaning : to roll up (tr.), make a clean sweep of

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Number in DED : 2684

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *CVrV

Meaning: to twist

Altaic: *sero

Uralic: *surmV; ObU *ćărǝk 'fest gedreht'?

Kartvelian: *ćar- (cf. also *c̣ur- 209, or rather *sr- 961)

Dravidian: ??? *ḱūr- 'revolve, twist'

References: ND 462 *ĉUŕ[i] 'twist, twine' (Kartv.-Drav.-Ural. + Ethiop.).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *sero

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to be curved, coiled

Russian meaning: искривляться, извиваться

Turkic: *sạr-

Mongolian: *sariwu

Korean: *sàrí- / *sǝ̀rí-

Japanese: *sǝr- ( ~ -ua-)

Comments: SKE 224. The vowel in Kor. is aberrant (one would expect *ă); otherwise quite regular.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *sạr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to wind around

Russian meaning: обматывать, завертывать

Karakhanid: saru- (MK)

Turkish: sar-

Tatar: sar-

Middle Turkic: sar- (AH, Pav. C.)

Azerbaidzhan: sarɨ-

Turkmen: sara-

Khakassian: sarɨ-

Chuvash: sɨr-

Gagauz: sar-

Karaim: sar-, sarɨ-

Comments: EDT 844, VEWT 402, ЭСТЯ 7. Turk. *sarɨ-k > WMong. sariɣ, Kalm. säriɣ 'ring for binding a horse' (cf. Chag. sar-ča, Khak. sar-čɨn id.), see KW 318-319, VEWT 403.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *sariwu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: curved, winding

Russian meaning: кривой, изгибающийся

Written Mongolian: sariɣu, sariu (L 676)

Khalkha: sariu

Buriat: haŕū

Kalmuck: sarū, sarǖ

Monguor: sarī (: murī ~) 'tortueux' (SM 328)

Comments: KW 314.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *sàrí- / *sǝ̀rí-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to coil, curl, wind

Russian meaning: извиваться, загибаться

Modern Korean: sari-, sǝri-

Middle Korean: sàrí-, sǝ̀rí-

Comments: Liu 432, 449, KED 873, 936.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *sǝr- ( ~ -ua-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be curved, bent

Russian meaning: изгибаться

Middle Japanese: sor-

Tokyo: sór-

Kyoto: sór-

Kagoshima: sór-

Comments: JLTT 756. Accent is not quite clear: Tokyo points to *sòr-, Kagoshima - to *sór-.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 928

Proto: *surmV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: fold, wrinkle

German meaning: Falte, Runzel; falten, runzeln

Finnish: horma 'Falte, Runzel (im Kleid)' ?

Estonian: hõrmane (dial., gen. hõrmatse) 'schrumpflich, verschrumpft' ?

Mordovian: sorma (E M), śorma (E) 'Runzel, Falte', sorma-, śorma- (E M), śormo- (M) 'runzelig werden; runzeln, falten'

Khanty (Ostyak): лŏmǝr (Trj.) 'Falte, Schrumpel (im Kleid); Falte, Runzel (auf der Stirn, im Gesicht)', лŏmarĭ (Kaz.) 'Runzel (im Gesicht)', лŏmǝrt- (Kaz.), tŏmǝrt- (Ni.) 'runzelig machen', lămǝrlǝ- (O) 'faltig, runzlig werden'

Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *ćar-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: крутить, наворачивать

English meaning: to roll, wind

Georgian: car-

Svan: nčr-, čr-

Notes and references: EWK 459. Ср. алт. *sare- 'б. кривым, извиваться".

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