Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/u-

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

Alternative forms

*uH

Root

*u-

yonder

Derived terms

*u-wanṯu (“yonder man”)
- Kota (India): ஊன் (ūṉ)
- Tamil: உவன் (uvaṉ)
*u-waḷ (“yonder woman”)
- Kota (India): ஊள் (ūḷ)
- Tamil: உவள் (uvaḷ)
*u-war (“yonder persons”)
- Kota (India): ஊர் (ūr)
- Tamil: உவர் (uvar)
*u-tu (“yonder”)
- Tamil: உது (utu)
*u-nta (“yonder”)
- Tamil: உந்த (unta)

		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)
	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) chapter 557, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.

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