Proto-South Dravidian : *per_-uk-
Meaning : to pick up
Tamil : per_ukku (per_ukki-)
Tamil meaning : to gather, pick up (as stones)
Tamil derivates : por_ukku (por_ukki-) to pick up here and there, glean, pick out, select
Malayalam : per_ukkuka
Malayalam meaning : to pick up, gather one by one, glean, beg
Malayalam derivates : per_ukki beggar
Kannada : hekku
Kannada meaning : to pick up, take up one by one
Kannada derivates : ? hakkalu gleanings; (Hav.) herku to pick, collect
Kodagu : porɨk- (porɨki-)
Kodagu meaning : to pick up (small objects, e. g. bits of broken rice or coins)
Tulu : pejipini, pejjuni
Tulu meaning : to select, choose, pick up, pick or remove stones from paddy or rice
Miscellaneous : KOR (O) pijji, (M) hiji, (T) hije to pick up
Notes : Tamil por_ukku probably contaminated with por_u 'to bear'.
Number in DED : 4423
