Where does “கனவுகாண்” come from?

கனவுகாண் (Tamil) comes from Tamil காண், from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- — to see.

கனவுகாண் (Tamil): to dream

Definitions

  1. to dream

Ancestry of “கனவுகாண்”, step by step

கனவுகாண் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil காண்

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

via Tamil கனவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகனவுsleep, slumber
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- →Every word from Tamil காண் →