Where does “ಊರು” come from?

ಊರು (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ಊರ್, from Proto-Dravidian ūr — village, habitation.

ಊರು (Kannada): habitation, such as a city or town

Definitions

  1. habitation, such as a city or town

Ancestry of “ಊರು”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Kannadaಊರ್habitation, such as a city or town
2Proto-Dravidianūrvillage, habitation
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ūr →Every word from Old Kannada ಊರ್ →