Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *poḍ-li (?)
Meaning : short; dwarf
Kui : boṭoli "short, thickset, stumpy"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pōtila "a short man, a dwarf"
Kuwi (Israel) : pōṭila "a short man, a dwarf"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F fem. pōti (pl. pōtisika)
Notes : The root may be borrowed from Telugu (since external data shows -u- to be the regular correspondence here).
Number in DED : 4259
