Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀn

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

Pronoun

*yĀn

I (1st person personal pronoun)

Descendants

Central:
- Kolami: आन् (ān)
- Ollari: आन् (ān)
- Southeastern Kolami: आन् (ān)
Northern:
- Brahui: ای (ī)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (ēn)
- Kurukh: एन (ēn)
South:
- Tamil-Kannada:
  - Old Kannada: ಆನ್ (ān)
    - Havigannada: ಆನು (ānu, “I”)
  - Old Tamil: 𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁰 (yāṉ)
    - Malayalam: ഏൻ (ēṉ)
    - Tamiloid:
      - Mannan: ഏൻ (ēṉ), ஏன் (ēṉ)
      - Tamil: யான் (yāṉ)
  - Toda-Kota
    - Kota (India): [script needed] (a·n)
    - Toda: [script needed] (o·n)
- Tuluoid:
  - Korra Koraga: ಯಾನ್ (yānŭ)
  - Tulu: ಯಾನ್ (yānŭ)
South-Central:
- Gondi: అనా (anā), అన్నా (annā)
- Old Telugu: ఏను (ēnu)
  - Telugu: ఏను (ēnu)

		singular	plural
1st person	exclusive	*yĀn	*yĀm
	inclusive	*yĀn	*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)
	non-masculine	itu (proximal) utu (yonder) atu (distal) yĀtu (interrogative)	iway (proximal) uway (yonder) away (distal) yĀway (interrogative)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5160”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Proto-Dravidian

Pronoun

Descendants

See also

References