Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : eẓutu (eẓuti-)
Tamil meaning : to write, paint, draw; become indented by pressure
Tamil derivates : eẓuttu letter, writing, painting, drawing, membranous intervals on the skull, fancied as written lines of destiny
Malayalam : eẓutuka
Malayalam meaning : to paint, write, learn
Malayalam derivates : eẓutikka to cause to paint or write, teach, obtain a document; eẓuttu picture, letter, learning; eẓuttan writter; painter
Kodagu : ëḷɨd- (ëḷɨdi-)
Kodagu meaning : to write
Kodagu derivates : ëḷɨtɨ writing, education
Number in DED : 0853
