को: SocialRel ~> Recipient

Nouns such as "children" (which seems to be a fossilized expression from back when there were several competing postpositions for social relations) will have SocialRel↝Recipient. One interpretation is that the parents "receive" children, and that is why other social relations aren't included in this postposition. However, Old Hindi/Urdu seems not have had this restriction so it's iffy.

  • दम्पति
    couple
    को
    DAT
    कोई
    any
    संतान
    offspring
    नहीं
    not
    थी
    be-PST
    ।

    'The couple did not have any children.' 001

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