Where does “ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	कर्णाटक	—
2	Old Kannada	ಕರ್ನಾಟ	—

Words derived from “ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ”

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