Where does “కనుపాప” come from?

కనుపాప (Telugu) comes from Telugu పాప, from Telugu పాము, from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu — snake.

కనుపాప (Telugu): pupil of the eye

Definitions

  1. pupil of the eye

Ancestry of “కనుపాప”, step by step

కనుపాప traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పాప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపాపchild
2Teluguపాముsnake, serpent; To smear or rub
3Proto-Dravidianpāmpusnake

via Telugu కను

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకనుThe eye; To see; To bear young
Every word from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu →Every word from Telugu పాము →Every word from Telugu పాప →