Proto-South Dravidian language

Proto-South Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the south Dravidian languages.[1][2] Its descendants include Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, Badaga, Kodava, Irula, Kota and Toda.

Proto-South Dravidian
Proto-South Dravidian 1
Reconstruction ofSouth Dravidian languages
RegionSouth India
Eraca. 2nd-3rd m. BCE
Reconstructed
ancestor

It has been estimated that Proto-South Dravidian existed until the beginning of the 7th century BCE. However, knowledge of the early history of Dravidian languages remains limited.[3]

References

  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-43533-8.
  2. Andronov, Mikhail Sergeevich (2003), A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Languages, Otto Harrassowitz, p. 299, ISBN 978-3-447-04455-4.
  3. Andronov, M. (1964). "Lexicostatistic analysis of the chronology of disintegration of Proto-Dravidian". Indo-Iranian Journal. 7 (2/3): 170–186. doi:10.1163/000000064791616433. S2CID 161229771.


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