Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀ-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀ-

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

• *yAH, *yĀH

Determiner

*yĀ-[1]

1. which (interrogative root)

Derived terms

• *ya-tu
  • Tamil: எது (etu)
• *ya-wan
  • Tamil: எவன் (evaṉ)
  • Malayalam: എവൻ (evaṉ), ഏവൻ (ēvaṉ)
• *ya-waḷ
  • Tamil: எவள் (evaḷ)
  • Malayalam: എവൾ (evaḷ), ഏവൾ (ēvaḷ)
• *ya-war
  • Tamil: எவர் (evar)
  • Malayalam: എവർ (evaṟ), ഏവർ (ēvaṟ)
  • Telugu: ఎవరు (evaru)
• *yĀ-tu
  • Tamil: ஏது (ētu), யாது (yātu)
  • Malayalam: ഏത് (ētŭ)
• *yĀ-wan
  • Tamil: யாவன் (yāvaṉ)
  • Kannada: ಯಾವನು (yāvanu)
• *yĀ-waḷ
  • Tamil: யாவள் (yāvaḷ)
  • Kannada: ಯಾವಳು (yāvaḷu)
• *yĀ-war
  • Tamil: யாவர் (yāvar)
  • Kannada: ಯಾವರು (yāvaru)
• *yĀ-r
  • Tamil: யார் (yār), ஆர் (ār)
  • Malayalam: ആര് (ārŭ)
  • Kannada: ಯಾರು (yāru)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Tamil: எந்த (enta), ஏன் (ēṉ)
  • Malayalam: എന്ത് (entŭ), എന്ന് (ennŭ), എപ്പോൾ (eppōḷ), എവിടെ (eviṭe), എത്ര (etra), എങ്ങ് (eṅṅŭ), എന്ന (enna)
  • Kannada: ಎಷ್ಟು (eṣṭu)

Also see

• yĀH
• iH
• uH
• aH
• a-
• i-
• u-

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 531.