Proto-Nilgiri : *veṭ-
Meaning : mountain (esp. tɨṭ pöṭ id.)
Kota : veṭm (obl. veṭt-)
Toda : pöṭ
Additional forms : Also Kota beṭ mountain (nāng beṭ the Nilgiris [lit. the four mountains]); beṭd amn the female member of the Raŋgr trinity in Kolmēl village [lit. the goddess of the mountain])
Notes : Kota beṭ borrowed from Kannada (where final -m regularly disappears, so beṭṭa > Kota beṭǝ > beṭ).
Number in DED : 5474
