Proto-Nilgiri : *kerä-
Meaning : to scratch
Kota : kekarv- (kekart-), kekrv- (kekrt-) "to scratch lightly (to wake a person), (cattle) paw the ground before fighting, (animal) digs"
Toda : kerf- (kert-) "to scratch, egg on"
Notes : In Kota there is a reduplication (probably expressive in nature). Base vowel -ä- indicated by external data.
Number in DED : 1564
