Where does “Canara” come from?

Canara (English) comes from Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ, from Kannada ನಾಡು, from Old Kannada ನಾಟ, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.

Canara (English): A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi

Definitions

  1. A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi

Ancestry of “Canara”, step by step

Canara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕನ್ನಡKannada
2Kannadaನಾಡುland
3Old Kannadaನಾಟland
4Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom

via Bulgarian канара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianканараcrag, rock, cliff
2Ottoman Turkishكناره—
3Persianکنارهedge, side

Words derived from “Canara”

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