Proto-Gondi-Kui : *karem
Meaning : wound, sore
Notes : Bisyllabic root. Logically we would expect PK *kräm- > Kui krāmbu. However, bisyllabic nominal roots seem in general to behave unlike verbal roots. This may be due to accent problems; thus, if we accept the hypothesis that verbal bisyllabic roots had a barythonese and nominal ones - an oxytonese, no irregularities should be postulated (since only unaccented *-e- > PK *-ä-).
