Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-um

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

Suffix

*-um

  1. also, totality, any/one (added to interrogative forms) and even (coordinating suffix)
  2. aorist future marker

Descendants

  • South Dravidian I
    • Tamil: -உம் (-um)
    • Malayalam: -ഉം (-uṁ)

References

  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
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