Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kāṇ-
Proto-Dravidian
Etymology
Related to *kaṇ (“eye”).
Verb
*kāṇ-
- to see
Descendants
- Tamil: காண் (kāṇ)
- Malayalam: കാണുക (kāṇuka)
- Kannada: ಕಾಣು (kāṇu)
- Telugu: కాను (kānu)
- Brahui: خننگ (xaniṅg)
References
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “1443”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.