Where does “தடங்கண்” come from?

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

தடங்கண் (Tamil): big eye

Definitions

  1. big eye

Ancestry of “தடங்கண்”, step by step

தடங்கண் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகண்eye
2Old Tamil𑀓𑀡𑁆eye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

via Tamil தடம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதடம்greatness, largeness
2Hindiतटborder, brink; shore, coast; strand, riverside,...
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