Proto-Nilgiri : *tō[ṇ]ḍ-
Meaning : to dig
Kota : tōḍ- (tōj-) "to dig a deep hole"
Toda : twɨ̄ṛ- (twɨ̄ṛy-) "to dig with fingers"
Additional forms : Also Kota tōṭm (obl. tōṭt-) fenced field; Toda twɨ̄ṭm (twɨ̄ḍt-) garden; tōṭ = twɨ̄ṭm (in song unit: tōṭɨṣ ɵōr_ man on an estate, i. e. European)
Notes : Kota seems to point to an old nasal cluster, while Toda has an old simple consonant. Complicated situation.
Number in DED : 3549
