Where does “கண்ணாடி” come from?

கண்ணாடி (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆடி, from Sanskrit आषाढ, from Sanskrit अषाढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas.

கண்ணாடி (Tamil): glass things

Definitions

  1. glass things

Ancestry of “கண்ணாடி”, step by step

கண்ணாடி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஆடிAadi, the fourth month of the Tamil year, occurring in July-August in the Gregorian calendar. Preceded by ஆனி and followed by ஆவணி
2Sanskritआषाढthe fourth month of the Hindu lunar calendar (in which the full moon is near the constellation अषाढा)
3Sanskritअषाढinvincible, unconquerable
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*asaẓḍʰas—

via Tamil கண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகண்eye
2Old Tamil𑀓𑀡𑁆eye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

Words derived from “கண்ணாடி”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas →Every word from Sanskrit अषाढ →Every word from Sanskrit आषाढ →