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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. that, that there

Usage notes

*a- becomes *aw- before a.

Derived terms
  • *aw-anṯu (“that man”) (nominal), *awan- (oblique)
  • *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”)

See also
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
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