Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-um

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

Suffix

*-um

1. also, totality, any/one (added to interrogative forms) and even (coordinating suffix)
2. aorist future marker

Descendants

• South Dravidian I
  • Tamil: -உம் (-um)
  • Malayalam: -ഉം (-uṁ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.