Proto-South Dravidian :
Tamil : kan_a (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to be heavy, stout, abundant, etc.
Tamil derivates : kan_am thickness, heaviness; kan_ati id., gravity; kan_appu being stout, etc.; kan_ai (-v-, -nt-) to be crowded, intense; n. density, abundance; kan_aivu closeness, thickness; kañal (kañalv-, kañan_r_-) to be close, crowded, densely packed
Malayalam : kanam
Malayalam meaning : compact, hard
Malayalam derivates : kanakka to become solid, hard, heavy
Number in DED : 1404
