Where does “Kannadiga” come from?
Kannadiga (English) comes from Kannada ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ, from Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ, from Kannada ನಾಡು, from Old Kannada ನಾಟ, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.
Kannadiga (English): Someone who comes from the ethnolinguistic group...
Definitions
- Someone who comes from the ethnolinguistic group...
Ancestry of “Kannadiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ | — |
| 2 | Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ | Kannada |
| 3 | Kannada | ನಾಡು | land |
| 4 | Old Kannada | ನಾಟ | land |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | nāṭu | state, province, district, kingdom |