Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ner_-
Meaning : yesterday
Notes : A very complicated root. PK form can go back to *nr_eʔ- < *ner_e-; PG form goes back to *nir_-n-. However, the status of Konda and Manda forms is unclear. Maybe i- is a prefix (deictic base 'this'?), since loss of initial n- is impossible for both languages. In this case Konda inen < i-ner_ (assimilation?), and Manda ineliŋ < *i-ner_-ŋ.