Where does “ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ” come from?

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

ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ (Kannada): Kannadiga

Definitions

  1. Kannadiga

Ancestry of “ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕನ್ನಡKannada
2Kannadaನಾಡುland
3Old Kannadaನಾಟland
4Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom

Words derived from “ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu →Every word from Old Kannada ನಾಟ →Every word from Kannada ನಾಡು →