Proto-Nilgiri : *ēvǝl
Meaning : matter; command
Kota : ēlv "matter, affair, errand"
Toda : ȫfɨl, ēfɨl "a command, order (< Tamil?)"
Additional forms : Also Toda ēfɨl ōɫ̣, ēf ōɫ̣ servant
Notes : Toda ēfɨl certainly looks like a Tamil borrowing, but the other variant may well be archaic. Metathesis in Kota.
Number in DED : 909
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,