Proto-South Dravidian language

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Dravidian culture and history
Origin Indus Valley Civilisation Keezhadi excavation site
History History of South India Ancient history of Sri Lanka Dravidian dynasties Chola Chera Pandyan Satavahana Rashtrakuta Chalukya Pallava Kakatiya Hoysala Sangama Saluva Tuluva Aravidu Nayak Reddy Aryacakravarti Western Ganga Eastern Ganga
Culture Dravidian civilization South Indian culture Dravidian architecture Dravidian studies
Language Dravidian languages History of Dravidian languages Proto-Dravidian language Elamo-Dravidian languages
Religion Dravidian folk religion Hinduism Jainism Buddhism Śramaṇa Ājīvika Charvaka
Regions South India (Dravida) Sri Lanka South Asia
People Dravidian peoples Brahui people Gondi people Kannadigas Kodavas Malayalis Telugus Tamils Tuluvas Irulas Nagas (Extinct) Giraavarus (Extinct) Cholanaikkans Khonds Kodavas Kurukhs Paniyas Malar Soligas Koragas
Politics Kannada language rights Tulu Nadu state movement Telugu Desam Party Tamil nationalism Dravidian nationalism Dravidian parties Dravida Nadu
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Proto-South Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the southern 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

Wiktionary has a list of reconstructed Proto-Dravidian forms at Appendix:Proto-Dravidian reconstructions

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