Where does “Canarese” come from?
Canarese (English) comes from English Canara, from Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ, from Kannada ನಾಡು, from Old Kannada ನಾಟ, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.
Canarese (English): Of or relating to Canara, a region in coastal...
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- Of or relating to Canara, a region in coastal...
Ancestry of “Canarese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Canara | — |
| 2 | Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ | Kannada |
| 3 | Kannada | ನಾಡು | land |
| 4 | Old Kannada | ನಾಟ | land |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | nāṭu | state, province, district, kingdom |