Where does “ముక్కంటి” come from?

ముక్కంటి (Telugu) comes from Telugu కంటి, from Telugu కన్ను, from Proto-Dravidian kaṇ — eye.

ముక్కంటి (Telugu): the three-eyed one

Definitions

  1. the three-eyed one

Ancestry of “ముక్కంటి”, step by step

ముక్కంటి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కంటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకంటిOne who has an eye
2Teluguకన్నుeye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

via Telugu మూడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమూడు3; three; To happen, to befall
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṇEvery word from Telugu కన్నుEvery word from Telugu కంటి