Proto-North-Dravidian : *por-q-
Meaning : to swell, be soaked
Kurukh : porOxnā (purxyas) "to swell as a result of imbibed water"
Malto : porg̣e "to be soaked"
Additional forms : Also KUR borsnā to get moist, become wet; bothnā to plunge or soak into water; MLT porg̣tre to soak; porg̣pe damp or moist ground. KUR forms may not belong here because of initial b-; as for Brahui root, correspondences are surely irregular.
Number in DED : 4505
