Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/kāṇ-

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

Verb

*kāṇ-

1. to see

Descendants

• Tamil: காண் (kāṇ)
• Malayalam: കാണുക (kāṇuka)
• Kannada: ಕಾಣು (kāṇu)
• Telugu: కాను (kānu)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 526.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1443, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.