Where does “Wayanad” come from?

Wayanad (English) comes from Malayalam വയനാട്, from Malayalam നാട്, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.

Ancestry of “Wayanad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamവയനാട്—
2Malayalamനാട്state, country, nation, kingdom
3Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu →Every word from Malayalam നാട് →Every word from Malayalam വയനാട് →