Proto-North-Dravidian : *mur-c-/-k-
Meaning : to twist; to cut up
Kurukh : murcnā "to twist and break"
Malto : murke "to cut into bits, cut across, cross (as a river)"
Additional forms : Also KUR murcrnā to get broken, not to come off or out entire; murUknā to abscind, amputate, cut in twain by hacking, cut in small pieces, damage by cutting off a part, mangle, mutilate; MLT murkre to be cut to pieces
Number in DED : 4975