Where does “கண்காணம்” come from?

கண்காணம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கண், from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian kaṇ — eye.

கண்காணம் (Tamil): supervision

Definitions

  1. supervision

Ancestry of “கண்காணம்”, step by step

கண்காணம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகண்eye
2Old Tamil𑀓𑀡𑁆eye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

via Tamil காண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாண்to see, look, perceive, view, descry
2Proto-Dravidian*kāṇ-to see

Words derived from “கண்காணம்”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṇ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 →Every word from Tamil கண் →