Where does “कन्नड़” come from?

कन्नड़ (Hindi) comes from Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ, from Kannada ನಾಡು, from Old Kannada ನಾಟ, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.

कन्नड़ (Hindi): Kannada language

Definitions

  1. Kannada language

Ancestry of “कन्नड़”, step by step

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