Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/u-
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Proto-Dravidian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Root[edit]
*u-
Derived terms[edit]
- *u-wanṯu (“yonder man”)
- *u-waḷ (“yonder woman”)
- *u-war (“yonder persons”)
- *u-tu (“yonder”)
- Tamil: உது (utu)
- *u-nta (“yonder”)
- Tamil: உந்த (unta)
See also[edit]
Proto-Dravidian personal pronouns
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | exclusive | *yĀn | *yĀm | ||
inclusive | *ñām | ||||
reflexive | *tān | *tām | |||
2nd person | *nīn | *nīm | |||
3rd person | masculine | *iwanṯu (proximal) *uwanṯu (yonder) *awanṯu (distal) *yĀwanṯu (interrogative) |
*iwar (proximal) *uwar (yonder) *awar (distal) *yĀwar (interrogative) | ||
feminine | *iwaḷ (proximal) *uwaḷ (yonder) *awaḷ (distal) *yĀwaḷ (interrogative) | ||||
non-human | *itu (proximal) *utu (yonder) *atu (distal) *yĀtu (interrogative) |
*iway (proximal) *uway (yonder) *away (distal) *yĀway (interrogative) |
References[edit]
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 557, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.