+व्याकरणम्

भूतकालः

  • tu suffix
  • Vilkkŭ means to sell. The root is “vil”. Past tense ‘sold’, is formed by vil+tu and it becomes viṯṯu (alveolar ṯ).
  • Kaṇ = eye and also root of “to see”. Past tense kaṇ + tu = kaṇṭu (pronounced kaṇḍu).