Where does “ತಂದೆ” come from?

ತಂದೆ (Kannada) comes from Proto-Dravidian tantay, from Proto-Dravidian tam — self.

ತಂದೆ (Kannada): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “ತಂದೆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiantantayfather
2Proto-Dravidiantamself
Every word from Proto-Dravidian tam →Every word from Proto-Dravidian tantay →
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