Proto-Nilgiri : *sil-
Meaning : silver
Kota : cilr "odd (over a round number; cāvrm cilr kāc a thousand-odd rupees)"
Toda : silōr, silfōrm "silver, small change"
Additional forms : Also Kota cilr dēvādy a small-change god (contrasted with cōym the great god); Toda sily silver (in songs)
Notes : Obviously a contamination of the original *sil- "small, trifle" and English silver (cf. esp. Toda silfōrm), but even the older forms might have been borrowings from Tamil.
Number in DED : 2574
