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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-nkk

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

Suffix

*-nkk[1]

  1. dative case marker

Descendants
  • Tamil: -உக்கு (-ukku), -அற்கு (-aṟku), -இற்கு (-iṟku)
  • Malayalam: -ഇന് (-inŭ), -ഇക്ക് (-ikkŭ)
  • Irula: -இக்கியெ (-ikkiye), -உக்கு (-ukku)

References
  1. Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 533.
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