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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/a-

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

Root

*a-[1][2]

  1. that, that there

Usage notes

*a- becomes *aw- before a.

Derived terms
  • *aw-anṯu (“that man”) (nominal), *awan- (oblique)
    • South Dravidian:
      • South Dravidian I: *avan
        • Kannada: ಅವನು (avanu)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
      • South Dravidian II:
  • *aw-aḷ (“that woman”)
  • *a-tu (“that woman or that thing”)
  • *aw-ar (“those persons”)
  • *aw-ay (“those (non-men humans or non-humans)”)
  • *a-nṯu (“then”)

Also see

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  2. Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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