Proto-Nilgiri : *kaḷ-
Meaning : to take out; to strip
Kota : kaḷv- (kaḷt-) "to take out or scoop out (with finger, stick, beak), flick away dirt from liquid or semi-liquid (e. g. clay)"
Toda : koɫ̣ "without leaves (of tree in winter), half dry, half green (when tree is being killed by stripping bark)"
Additional forms : Also Kota kaḷ weeds
Number in DED : 1373