Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kaṇ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Noun

*kaṇ

1. (anatomy) eye

Descendants

• Central Dravidian:
  • Kolami-Naiki:
    • Kolami: కన్ (kan)
    • Southeastern Kolami: కన్ (kan)
  • Parji-Gadaba:
    • Duruwa: [script needed] (kan)
    • Kondekor: [script needed] (kanu)
    • Ollari: [script needed] (kaṇ)
• Proto-North Dravidian: *qan
  • Brahui: خَن (xan)
  • Kurukh-Malto:
    • Kurukh: ख़न्न (‌xann)
    • Kumarbhag Paharia: क़नु (qanu)
• South Dravidian:
  • South Dravidian I:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu)
      • Tamil-Kodagu:
        • Kodava: ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu)
        • Tamil-Malayalam:
          • Tamil: கண் (kaṇ)
          • Malayalam: കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ)
      • Toda-Kota:
        • Kota (India): கண் (kaṇ)
        • Toda: கொண்
    • Tulu: ಕನ್ನ್ (kannŭ), ಕಣ್ಣ್ (kaṇṇŭ)
  • South Dravidian II:
    • Telugu: కన్ను (kannu)
    • Kuvi: କନ୍ନୂ (konnū)

Derived terms

• *kaṇ-nīr
  • South Dravidian:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಕಣ್ಣೀರು (kaṇṇīru)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:
        • Tamil: கண்ணீர் (kaṇṇīr)
        • Malayalam: കണ്ണീർ (kaṇṇīṟ)
    • Tulu: ಕಣ್ನೀರ್ (kaṇnīrŭ)
  • South-Central Dravidian:
    • Telugu: కన్నీరు (kannīru), కన్నీళ్లు (kannīḷlu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100: “*kaṇ”.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1159”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 109.