Proto-South Dravidian : *tev-
Meaning : to take
Tamil : tekku (tekki-)
Tamil meaning : to receive, take
Tamil derivates : tevvu (tevvi-) to get, take, obtain, seize, grasp, steal; tev, tevvu, tevu seizing, taking; tē acquiring
Kannada : tege, tegu, tegi
Kannada meaning : to pull, draw towards oneself, take, take away, remove; be taken away, be removed, become less or diminish, disappear
Kannada derivates : tege taking, etc.
Tulu : teguni
Tulu meaning : to take
Tulu derivates : ? deppuni to take, receive
Number in DED : 3407
