Proto-South Dravidian : *sā- (*c-)
Meaning : to die
Tamil : cā (cāv-/cākuv-, cett-)
Tamil meaning : to die, be spoiled or blighted (as crops), be exhausted
Tamil derivates : cāvu death, ghost; cākkāṭu death; cettal dying; ? ceku (-pp-, -tt-) to destroy, kill
Malayalam : cāka (catt-)
Malayalam meaning : to die
Malayalam derivates : cākku death, mortality; cāvu death, case of death, mourning feast; catta dead
Kannada : sāy (sattu)
Kannada meaning : to die
Kannada derivates : sāvu death, a corpse
Kodagu : cāḷ- (cāv-, catt-)
Kodagu meaning : to die
Kodagu derivates : cāvu corpse
Tulu : saipini, taipini
Tulu meaning : to die, be starved
Tulu derivates : sailè ghost; sāvu, tāvu death, mourning feast
Notes : Toda speaks in favour of *s-, but the form might be borrowed.
Number in DED : 2426
