Proto-South Dravidian : *tav-
Meaning : to creep
Tamil : tavaẓ (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to creep, crawl (as infants, lizards, snakes), leap and flow (as waves), extend, traverse, spread on all sides
Tamil derivates : tivaḷ (tivaḷv-, tivaṇṭ-) to move as on the ground
Malayalam : taviẓuka
Malayalam meaning : to creep along
Kannada : tevaḷu
Kannada meaning : to creep along on the ground
Number in DED : 3109
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