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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tān

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

*tān

  1. 3refl sg; one's self

Descendants
  • South Dravidian
    • Kannada: ತಾನು (tānu)
    • Tamil: தான் (tāṉ)
    • Malayalam: താൻ (tāṉ)
    • Telugu: తాను (tānu)

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