Where does “ನೀನು” come from?

ನೀನು (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ನೀನ್, from Proto-Dravidian nīn — you.

ನೀನು (Kannada): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “ನೀನು”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Kannadaನೀನ್thou
2Proto-Dravidiannīnyou
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīn →Every word from Old Kannada ನೀನ್ →