Proto-Nilgiri : *ar_ǝ-
Meaning : to cut
Kota : arv- (art-) "to cut (meat) into small pieces for broth"
Toda : ar_f- (ar_t-) "to cut, reap"
Additional forms : Also Kota armbaṛ- (armbaṭ-) to starve; ? arvaŋgāṛ place where no one has lived; arvaṭy n. pr. Badaga village (the Badaga name is Araṭṭi; probably < arv-paṭy 'Badaga village in distant, lonely place')
Number in DED : 315