Proto-South Dravidian : *peṭ-i
Meaning : box, chest
Tamil : peṭṭi
Tamil meaning : box, chest, basket
Tamil derivates : peṭṭakam chest, box; (?) poṭṭi box
Malayalam : peṭṭi
Malayalam meaning : box, trunk
Malayalam derivates : peṭṭakam box, chest
Kannada : peṭṭi
Kannada meaning : box, chest, trunk
Kannada derivates : peṭṭige, peṭṭiya id., basket
Kodagu : poṭṭi
Kodagu meaning : box
Tulu : peṭṭigè
Tulu meaning : box, chest
Notes : Kodagu poṭṭi is regular, but the Tamil and Toda forms with -o- are not. Since there is little possibility of these forms being borrowed from Kodagu, we'll have to assume the possibility of borrowing from an obscure dialect of Kannada (?) or simply a different root.
Number in DED : 4388
