Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/nīn

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

Pronoun

*nīn

you, second person singular pronoun

Descendants

Southern:
- Southern I:
  - Tulu: ಈ (ī)
  - Tamil-Kannada
    - Old Kannada: ನೀನ್ (nīn)
      - Kannada: ನೀನು (nīnu)
    - Old Tamil: 𑀦𑀻 (nī)
      - Aranadan: നീൻ
      - Malayalam: നീ (nī)
      - Tamil: நீ (nī)
- Southern II:
  - Telugu: నీవు (nīvu), నువ్వు (nuvvu)
  - Gondi: నిమ్మె (nimme)

Central
- Kolami: ईन् (īn)
- Southeastern Kolami: नीव् (nīv)
- Ollari: ईन् (īn)

Northern
- Brahui: نی (nī)
- Kurukh: नीन (nīn)
- Kumarbhag Paharia: नीन (nín)

Also see

Proto-Dravidian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	exclusive	*yĀn	*yĀm
	inclusive	*yĀn	*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

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.