Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vdēr-u
Meaning : bamboo
Khuttia Kui : tēru (pl. trēka)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : dēru (pl. dērka)
Kuwi (Schulze) : dēru (pl. dērka)
Sunkarametta Kuwi : dēru (pl. dērka)
Parja Kuwi : dēru (pl. dērka)
Kuwi (Israel) : dēru (pl. dērka) "bamboo shoot"
Additional forms : Also Kui_W tēru (pl. tērka) a shoot, bud (?bamboo shoot)
Notes : The initial t- in Kuttia is absolutely irregular. Since the root itself goes back to *vedur-, this makes the situation somewhat similar to PK *pdōr- 'name', except that in 'name' Kui has initial *p-. If it is possible to suggest two different developments: *pd- > *p- and *vd- > *t-, the form above should be reconstructed as *vdēr-, with no irregularities.
Number in DED : 5485
