Proto-Nilgiri : *karb
Meaning : sugar-cane
Kota : kab
Toda : kab
Additional forms : Also Toda kapoṭy jaggery
Notes : External data shows that the PSDR form for the root was *kar(u)mb; that *-r- was still present on the PN level is evident from the Toda form (PN *kab would have yielded Toda kob).
Number in DED : 1288
