Proto-Nilgiri : *kēr-
Meaning : to lean
Kota : kēd- (kēdy-) "to lean one's back against support"
Toda : kȫr- (kȫɵ-), sȫr- (sȫd-) "to lean against (intr.)"
Additional forms : Also Toda kȫšt- (kȫšty-) id. (tr.)
Notes : In Kota the present stem was most probably modified by analogy with the past one; the -y- in the past stem is secondary. The origins of Toda sȫr- are unclear; either it is a borrowing from an unattested Tamil form, or it simply does not belong here.
Number in DED : 2012
