Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/aHn-

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

Verb

*aHn-

1. to say

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: ऎन् (en)
    • Southeastern Kolami: ऎन् (en)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: ऎन् (en)
    • Kondekor: इन् (in)
• North Dravidian:
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: [script needed] (áne)
    • Kurukh: आन्ना (ānnā), आन्त'आना (ānt'ānā)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಎನ್ನು (ennu), ಅನ್ನು (annu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: [script needed] (*enn-)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Malayalam: എന്നുക (ennuka), എന്ന് (ennŭ)
          • Tamil: என் (eṉ)
        • Toda-Kota:
          • Kota (India): [script needed] (in-)
          • Toda: [script needed] (ïn-)
    • Tulu: ಅನ್ಪಿನಿ (anpini), ಇನ್ಪಿನಿ (inpini), ಎನ್ದ್ರುನಿ (endruni)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Gondi-Kui:
      • Gondi: ఇన్దానా (indānā), ఇన్ద్- (ind-), ఇన్- (in-)
      • Konda-Kui:
        • Konda-Dora: ఇన్- (in-)
        • Kuvi-Kui:
          • Kui (India): [script needed] (inba)
          • Kuvi: [script needed] (injali), [script needed] (innai), [script needed] (in-), [script needed] (inmbu)
      • Manda-Pengo:
        • Manda (India): [script needed] (in-)
        • Pengo: [script needed] (in-)
    • Telugu: అను (anu), అనిపించు (anipiñcu), అనుకొను (anukonu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 523.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “868”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.