Proto-Nilgiri : *nec-
Meaning : to weave
Kota : nec- (nec-)
Toda : nic- (nič-) "to darn"
Additional forms : Also Kota ? neg- (negy-) to be close-woven; negc- (negc-) to make close-woven; Toda nes- (nesɵ-), nīɵ- (nīɵ-) to weave
Notes : Toda nes- "weave" is a strange form; the past stem in -ɵ- indicates that it should have been bisyllabic, but external evidence does not show any bisyllabic variants of the same root.
Number in DED : 3745
