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

Canarese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Canara

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Canara	A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi
2	Kannada	ಕನ್ನಡ	Kannada
3	Kannada	ನಾಡು	land
4	Old Kannada	ನಾಟ	land
5	Proto-Dravidian	nāṭu	state, province, district, kingdom

via English ese

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ese	dude, man
2	Mexican Spanish	ese	The name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3	Latin	ipse	himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4	Proto-Italic	*e(s)peso	himself, herself, itself

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