Where does “ನಾಡು” come from?
ನಾಡು (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ನಾಟ, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.
ನಾಡು (Kannada): land
Ancestry of “ನಾಡು”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Kannada | ನಾಟ | land |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | nāṭu | state, province, district, kingdom |
Words derived from “ನಾಡು”