Munda word for Horse

[N. Ganesan]

Prof. Witzel writes that "sadom" (Pinnow 1959:78) is the word for horse in
Munda languages. Horse is a late entrant into India, only around 1700 BCE.
Tamil word for horse is 'kurirai', (< 'kuti' "to jump").
How old is "sadom" in Munda languages? Is it in Proto-Munda?
Or, something like when Notes 1 & 2 are used:

kutira > *katam > (munda) "sadom

Thanks for comments,
N. Ganesan

Note 1:
-u/o- > -a-
a)tamil ku_lampu & skt. karambha 'gruel'
b)tam. kokku, kuruku & skt. kaGka
c) tel. mokkana > skt. matkuna (Kuiper).

Note 2:
There are many non-IA words in Sanskrit showing k- > "s- pairs.
Eg., karkoTa/"sarkoTa, kimIdin/"simIdin, etc.,






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