Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-anṯu

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

• *-wanṯu

Suffix

*-anṯu

1. masculine marker

   Antonym: *-aḷ

Descendants

• Proto South Dravidian: -an
  • Kannada: -ಅನು (-anu)
  • Malayalam: -അൻ (-aṉ), -വൻ (-vaṉ)
  • Tamil: -அன் (-aṉ), -வன் (-vaṉ)
• Proto South Central Dravidian: -nḏu
  • Old Telugu: -న్ౚు (-nṟ̄u), -న్ఱు (-nṟu)
    • Telugu: -డు (-ḍu), -ండు (-ṇḍu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.