Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kiḷ-
Meaning : to comb
Kui : kulpa (kult-) "to separate, take out weeds, comb the hair"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kirha-kōdali "to comb (oneself)"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kinha koḍḍinai "to comb (oneself)"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : kiṇ- (-h-)
Parja Kuwi : kiṭ- (-it-)
Kuwi (Israel) : kiṇ- (-h-)
Notes : The retroflex resonants *-ḷ- and *-ṇ- have merged in a single phoneme in Kuwi before consonants: the Kuwi_F dialect has preserved the lateral retroflex, which eventually > *-r-, while other dialects had taken over the nasal variant. In Kui -l- seems to be the regular reflex of PK *-ṇ- before consonants after short vowels (like in silpa, 2522); after long vowels -ṛ-/-ṭ- is expected (like in ūṛpa/ūṭpa or sōṛpa, 600 and 2876). However, the vowel -u- in kulpa is absolutely irregular. Maybe it is due to contamination with the root kul- in kulu inba 'to be scattered, unloosed, released' (especially hair). Kuwi_P kuṭ- is a generalisation of the past tense stem.
Number in DED : 1582
