Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t17.28
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t17.28
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c28.s6.t17.28
The name is derived from *kā* 'protection' (D. 1416). It means literally 'one who protects'. The name is formally a participial noun which may be analysed *kā* (stem) + *tt* (past tense marker without tense significance) + *āṉ* (PNG suffix). Kāttāṉ is also the name of a village deity (*TL*).