Proto-Nilgiri : *pe-
Meaning : big
Kota : pe- "big (pe pāb python; pe tēn big bee; pe nīj big Nīj)"
Toda : pe- "big (pe nōṛ chief sacred place; pe töw chief god; pe fēɫ̣ thumb; pe ɵwās_ big thicket)"
Additional forms : Also Kota peb a profuse flowering of Strobilanthes; pegaṇ bandicoot; ec much, more; ec- (ec-) to increase in number; ? pedāry period of full-grown youth (16 to 30 years); Toda pem small hill [i. e. eminence]; peš tȫn sp. bee; per wɨḍ adult; pex- (pexy-) to become stout, thick; egan (? egaṇ) bandicoot; ec- (eč-), ic- (ič-) (family) increases; ? ɨt wɨḍ large
Notes : PN *ec- "to increase" is either a different root or borrowed from Kannada.
Number in DED : 4411
