Where does “ಆನು” come from?

ಆನು (Kannada) comes from Halegannada ಆನ್, from Proto-Turkic yān — side.

Ancestry of “ಆನು”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Halegannadaಆನ್—
2Proto-Turkicyānside
Every word from Proto-Turkic yān →Every word from Halegannada ಆನ್ →