Where does “மாலைக்கண்” come from?

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

மாலைக்கண் (Tamil): night blindness, nyctalopia

Definitions

  1. night blindness, nyctalopia

Ancestry of “மாலைக்கண்”, step by step

மாலைக்கண் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகண்eye
2Old Tamil𑀓𑀡𑁆eye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

via Tamil மாலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாலைgarland, wreath of flowers
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁃garland, mala
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṇEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆Every word from Tamil கண்
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