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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ī

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

Root

*ī [1]

  1. this, this here

Derived terms
  • *i-van (“this man”)
    • South Dravidian:
      • Kannada: ಇವನು (ivanu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam
        • Tamil: இவன் (ivaṉ)
        • Malayalam: ഇവൻ (ivan)
    • Pengo: इवन (ivan)
  • *i-vaḷ (“this woman”)
    • South Dravidian:
      • Kannada: ಇವಳು (ivaḷu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: இவள் (ivaḷ)
        • Malayalam: ഇവള് (ivaḷŭ)
  • *i-d (“this”)
    • South Dravidian:
    • Central Dravidian:
      • Kolami-Gadba:
        • Kolami: id
        • Duruwa: इद (id)
        • Naiki: id
  • *i-var (“these persons”)
    • South Dravidian:
      • Tulu: ಇಂಬೆರು (imberu)
      • Kannada: ಇವರು (ivaru)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: இவர் (ivar)
        • Malayalam: ഇവര് (ivarŭ)
    • Central Dravidian:
      • Naiki: īr

Descendants
  • South Dravidian: *ī
    • South-Central:
      • Telugu: ఈ (ī, “this”)
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಈ (ī, “this”)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Malayalam: ഈ (ī, “this”)
  • Gondi-Kui: *ī
    • Kui-Kiwi: *ī
      • Kui (India): ଈ (ī, “this”)
  • North Dravidian: *ī
    • Kurukh: ई (ī, “this”)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: ई (ī, “this”)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.
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