Proto-Nilgiri : *ir_ǝ-
Meaning : to descend; to swallow
Kota : erg- (ergy-) "to go down, (food) is swallowed"
Toda : ir_k- (ir_ky-) "to swallow"
Additional forms : Also Kota erk- (erky-) to put down (load), reduce (a fine), (priest) unties (front hair knot); erg down; Toda er_k down, the east; mud_y ir_k- (ir_ky-) to shave (beard and hair) in payment of vow (lit. to make the hair descend, < Tamil)
Number in DED : 516
