Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-ar

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This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Suffix[edit]

*-ar[1]

  1. human plural marker

Descendants[edit]

  • Tamil: -அர் (-ar)
  • Malayalam: -അർ (-aṟ), -വർ (-vaṟ)
  • Kannada: -ಅರು (-aru)
  • Telugu: -అరు (-aru)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.