Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀn

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/yĀn

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

*yĀn[1]

1. I (1st person personal pronoun)

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Brahui: اِی‎ (yā)
• Central:
  • Kolami: ఆన్ (ān)
• Southern: *yāṉ
  • South-Central:
    • Telugu: నేను (nēnu)
    • Gondi: नन्ना (nannā)/నన్నా (nannā) (Telugu script)
    • Kuvi: ନଆନୁ (nānu)
  • Tulu: *yāṉi?
    • Korra Koraga: [script needed] (yāṉi)
    • Tulu: ಯಾನ (yān)
  • Tamil-Kannada: *yāṉ
    • Old Kannada: ಆನ್ (ān)
      • Kannada: ನಾನು (nānu)
      • Havigannada dialect: ಆನು (ānu)
    • Tamil-Kodagu: *yāṉ
      • Tamil-Malayalam: *yāṉ
        • Malayalam: ഞാൻ (ñān)
        • Old Tamil: [script needed] (yāṉ), [script needed] (nāṉ)
          • Tamil: நான் (nāṉ), யான் (yāṉ)

References

1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.