Where does “ಬದುಕು” come from?
ಬದುಕು (Kannada) comes from Middle Kannada ಬರ್ದುಂಕು, from Old Kannada ಬೞ್ದುಂಕು, from Proto-Dravidian *wāẓ.
ಬದುಕು (Kannada): to live
Ancestry of “ಬದುಕು”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Kannada | ಬರ್ದುಂಕು | to live |
| 2 | Old Kannada | ಬೞ್ದುಂಕು | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *wāẓ | — |