Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *rā- ~ *rē-
Meaning : to rub, wash
Kui : rāga (rāgi-) "to be rubbed, worn by friction, be chafed; n. friction, abrasion, attrition"
Khuttia Kui : rēc- "to rub, smear"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : rācali "to clean"
Kuwi (Schulze) : rāca tuh'nai/mlekh'nai "to rub"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : rāc- "to wash (clothes)"
Tekriya Kuwi : rāk- "to rub"
Kuwi (Israel) : rāk- "to rub"
Additional forms : Also Kui rāpka (< rāk-p-; rākt-) to cause to rub together, wear by friction; rēsa (rēsi-) to rub, chafe; n. act of rubbing; Kuwi_S rājinai to launder
Notes : The final consonant (-k-, -g-, -c-) in all these forms reflects older causative / transitive / intransitive suffixes; more complicated is the question of vocalic differences between rā-g-a and rē-s-a, etc. - these indicate that we may actually be dealing with two different roots here.
Number in DED : 228
