Proto-South Dravidian : *veṭ-
Meaning : firm, hard; cruel
Tamil : veṭṭan_avu
Tamil meaning : cruelty, hardness, force
Tamil derivates : veṭṭi (-pp-, -tt-) to be harsh, rough, violent; veṭṭitu that which is harsh, rough or violent; veṭṭimai harshness, roughness, harshness of speech, anger; veṭṭ-en_al expr. of harshness, violence, severity; veṭṭ-en_avu severity, harshness, that which is severe or hard; veṭṭai hardness as of metals
Kannada : beṭṭa, beṭṭi, beṭṭu, beṭṭe
Kannada meaning : firmness, hardness, excessive hardness of metals, harshness, rudeness
Kannada derivates : beṭṭane with harshness, force, fierceness, or vehemence; beṭṭit(t)u that which is hard, firm, strong, stiff, harsh, fierce, rough, rude, difficult, etc.
Tulu : boṭṭāna
Tulu meaning : excessively, exceedingly
Notes : Kota beṭṇ obviously borrowed from Kannada, as the word had an original *v-. B&E put the root under P, uniting it with Kannada peṭṭu 'pride, domineering', but this is absolutely impossible.
Number in DED : 4392
