Proto-South Dravidian : *peR-
Meaning : curds; to congeal
Tamil : peruku
Tamil meaning : curdled milk
Tamil derivates : pirai fermented buttermilk used for curdling milk
Malayalam : piriyuka
Malayalam meaning : to coagulate (as milk)
Malayalam derivates : piriccal coagulation of milk; pirannuka to curdle
Kannada : per_ (pett-)
Kannada meaning : to thicken, congeal, curdle (ghee, curds, oil)
Kannada derivates : heppu curdling agent
Kodagu : pere
Kodagu meaning : cream
Tulu : perpuni
Tulu meaning : to be curdled (as milk)
Tulu derivates : perpu curdling agent; beñjana, beññana curds, curdled milk
Notes : A very difficult case, as the inlaut resonant is impossible to determine. Tamil and Mal. point to a dental *-r-; Kannada points to an alveolar *-r_-; and the Nilgiri languages have forms that go back to *-r_- (Toda per_f-) and to *-ṛ- (sic; Kota pev-, Toda pešf- can only go back to *peṛ-i-; cf. Kota kiv-, Toda kɨšf- 'to tear' = Tamil kiṛi). Cluster? Several different roots?
Number in DED : 4421
