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

  1. Someone who comes from the ethnolinguistic group...

Ancestry of “Kannadiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕನ್ನಡಿಗKannadiga
2Kannadaಕನ್ನಡKannada
3Kannadaನಾಡುland
4Old Kannadaನಾಟland
5Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu →Every word from Old Kannada ನಾಟ →Every word from Kannada ನಾಡು →