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

1. I (1st person personal pronoun)

Descendants

• Central:
  • Kolami: आन् (ān), ఆన్ (ān)
• Northern:
  • Brahui: [script needed] (yā)
  • Kurukh: एन (ēn)
• South:
  • Tamil-Kannada: *yāṉ
    • Old Kannada: ಆನ್ (ān)
      • Havigannada: ಆನು (ānu, “I”)
    • Old Tamil: 𑀬𑀸𑀷𑁰 (yāṉ)
      • Malayalam: ഏൻ (ēṉ)
      • Tamil: யான் (yāṉ)
  • Tulu: ಯಾನ್ (yānŭ)
• South-Central:
  • Telugu: ఏను (ēnu)

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.