Where does “ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು” come from?

ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಕೊಳ್ಳು, from Proto-Dravidian *koḷ- — to kill.

ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು (Kannada): to look after, to take care of

Definitions

  1. to look after, to take care of

Ancestry of “ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು”, step by step

ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಕೊಳ್ಳು

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕೊಳ್ಳುto buy, to purchase
2Proto-Dravidian*koḷ-to kill

via Kannada ನೋಡು

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaನೋಡುto look at, watch
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *koḷ- →Every word from Kannada ಕೊಳ್ಳು →