Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/pin

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

• *piṯ-

Noun

*pin

1. back, end in place or time, afterwards

   Antonym: *mun

Descendants

• Tamil: பின் (piṉ), பின்பு (piṉpu), பின்புத்தி (piṉputti)
• Malayalam: പിൻ (piṉ), പിമ്പ് (pimpŭ), പിന്നോട്ട് (pinnōṭṭŭ)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pin”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.