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
    Coordinate terms: *i-, *u-, *yĀ-

Usage notes

*a- becomes *aw- before a.

Descendants

  • Malayalam: അ- (a-)
  • Tamil: அ- (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)
    • South Dravidian:
      • Kannada: ಅಂದು (andu)
      • Toda: அத் (aḏ)
      • Tamil-Malayalam: *anṯu

See also

Proto-Dravidian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person exclusive *yĀn (*yAn) *yĀm (*yAm)
inclusive *ñām (*ñam)
reflexive *tān (*tan) *tām (*tam)
2nd person *nīn (*nin) *nīm (*nim)
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