Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tan

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

*tan

1. one's self's; oblique stem for *tān, the reflexive singular pronoun

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Kannada: ತನು (tanu)
    • Tamil: தன் (taṉ)
    • Malayalam: തൻ (taṉ)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: తన (tana)

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

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 252.
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “tan-”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.