Where does “கண்ணமரம்” come from?

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

கண்ணமரம் (Tamil): conjunctivitis

Definitions

  1. conjunctivitis

Ancestry of “கண்ணமரம்”, step by step

கண்ணமரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகண்eye
2Old Tamil𑀓𑀡𑁆eye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

via Tamil அமரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅமரம்stern, hinder part of a vessel
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṇ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 →Every word from Tamil கண் →