Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kui
Meaning : up; west
Kui : kūi "the Kond tribe or language"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kūviŋa "the Parja Khonds"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kui "up, above, west"
Additional forms : Also Kui kūenju a Kond man or boy, fem. kūali; kui above, aloft, over; kuiki to the place above; kuiṭi from the place above; Kuwi_S kūita in the west
Notes : The word's structure is unique (no other cases of PK *ui), and the derivation process in Kui (kui 'above' - kūi 'those who are above') suspiciously reminds of Sanskrit vrddhi, although it's just a thought.
Number in DED : 2178
