Where does “காணி” come from?

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

காணி (Tamil): the fraction of ¹⁄₈₀

Definitions

  1. the fraction of ¹⁄₈₀

Ancestry of “காணி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாண்to see, look, perceive, view, descry
2Proto-Dravidian*kāṇ-to see
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- →Every word from Tamil காண் →