Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/tān
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Proto-Dravidian
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]*tān
- 3refl sg; one's self
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Proto-Dravidian personal pronouns
singular | plural | ||||
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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) | ||
non-masculine | *itu (proximal) *utu (yonder) *atu (distal) *yĀtu (interrogative) |
*iway (proximal) *uway (yonder) *away (distal) *yĀway (interrogative) |
References
[edit]- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tān”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.