krumu river

[K.KRISHNAMURTHY]

Is not Punjab region beyond limits a moist tropical palm like Areca
catechu ?
Krish.

On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, N. Ganesan wrote:

> Prof. Witzel's '99 EJVS river mentions a river in Panjab called
> Krumu.
>
> Could it be kramuka ('arecanut')? Fertile lands are routinely
> described in the epic literature to be full of kramuka trees.
>
> Kuiper has noted:
> ta. pavaLam > pravAla, tamiz > dramiDa, ta. kamuku > kramuka
>
> Regards,
> N. Ganesan
>
>
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