| Proto-Dravidian | |
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| Reconstruction of | Dravidian languages |
| Region | Peninsular India, Deccan Plateau |
| Era | c. 4th–3rd m. BCE |
| Lower-order reconstructions |
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Proto-Dravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the Dravidian languages native to the Indian subcontinent.[1] It is thought to have differentiated into Proto-North Dravidian, Proto-Central Dravidian, and Proto-South Dravidian, although the date of diversification is still debated.[2]
- ^ Andronov 2003, p. 299.
- ^ Krishnamurti 2003, p. 492.