Proto-Dravidian language

Proto-Dravidian
Reconstruction ofDravidian languages
RegionPeninsular India, Deccan Plateau
Erac. 4th–3rd m. BCE
Lower-order reconstructions

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]

  1. ^ Andronov 2003, p. 299.
  2. ^ Krishnamurti 2003, p. 492.