Where does “கண்காணி” come from?

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

கண்காணி (Tamil): to track, oversee, supervise, superintend

Definitions

  1. to track, oversee, supervise, superintend

Ancestry of “கண்காணி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகண்காணம்supervision
2Tamilகண்eye
3Old Tamil𑀓𑀡𑁆eye
4Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṇ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 →Every word from Tamil கண் →