Where does “काना” come from?
काना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡, from Sanskrit काण, from Proto-Dravidian kāṇ-a — not seeing.
काना (Hindi): one-eyed; full of holes; worthless; spoiled; an...
Definitions
- one-eyed; full of holes; worthless; spoiled; an...
Ancestry of “काना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀸𑀡 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काण | blind in one eye; perforated, pierced |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | kāṇ-a | not seeing |