Proto-Nilgiri : *sin- (*c-)
Meaning : gold; ear-ring
Kota : cinm
Toda : sin
Additional forms : Also Toda tingoṇy bag in which old coins are put for use at funerals
Notes : If Toda tin-goṇy actually belongs here, the original form is *cin-, because there is no possible source of borrowing for this word. Otherwise, Kota cinm = Toda sin = PN *sin-ǝm, although the possibility of borrowing is not excluded.
Number in DED : 2596
