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Where does “कर्नाटक” come from?

कर्नाटक (Hindi) comes from Kannada ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, from Sanskrit कर्णाटक, from Old Kannada ಕರ್ನಾಟ.

Ancestry of “कर्नाटक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕರ್ನಾಟಕ—
2Sanskritकर्णाटक—
3Old Kannadaಕರ್ನಾಟ—

Words derived from “कर्नाटक”

  • Карнатака
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