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

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

Knowledge of the early history of Dravidian languages remains limited.

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.


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