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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ber-ŋ-
Meaning : to be cracked
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bre-ŋ-
Notes : Monosyllabic: *bere- would give PK *brä-.
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bre-ŋ-
Meaning : to crack, burst
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : prenga (prengi-) "to be cracked, cloven"
Khuttia Kui : bre- "(boil) bursts"
Parja Kuwi : bre- (-t-) "(2) (boil) bursts"
Additional forms : Also Kui prepka (< prek-p-; prekt-) to crack, cleave; prēju (pl. prēska) cleavage, crevice, crack
Notes : In Kui the initial *b- irregularly devoiced. We may suggest a contamination with *piri-/ŋg-/ 'to be cracked, torn'.
Number in DED : 4414
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ber-
Meaning : to crack, fall in ruins
Proto-South Dravidian: *Per-
Proto-Telugu : *per-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *per-ŋ-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ber-ŋ-
Proto-North Dravidian : *ber-
Notes : Initial *p- in PKG and in Tel. probably by contamination with such roots as *pir- 'to crack', etc.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *Per-
Meaning : to be ruined
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : peruku (peruki-)
Tamil meaning : to be injured, ruined, snap as a marriage thread
Number in DED : 4414
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *per-
Meaning : to break or snap, as a (marriage) thread
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : perugu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : pempu "to destroy, ruin; n. damage, destruction"
Number in DED : 4414
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *per-ŋ-
Meaning : to fall
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : perŋg- "to fall in ruins"
Additional forms : Also Parji perkip- (perkit-) to knock down in ruins
Number in DED : 4414
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *ber-
Meaning : to get out of shape by expanding sidewise or falling under one's own weight (as an earthen vessel when unbaked, a mud wall, a ball of wax, a heap of manure when very wet)
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : berrnā (birryā)
Number in DED : 5411
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