Where does “ಬದುಕು” come from?

ಬದುಕು (Kannada) comes from Middle Kannada ಬರ್ದುಂಕು, from Old Kannada ಬೞ್ದುಂಕು, from Proto-Dravidian *wāẓ — to live.

ಬದುಕು (Kannada): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “ಬದುಕು”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Kannadaಬರ್ದುಂಕುto live
2Old Kannadaಬೞ್ದುಂಕುto live
3Proto-Dravidian*wāẓto live
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wāẓ →Every word from Old Kannada ಬೞ್ದುಂಕು →Every word from Middle Kannada ಬರ್ದುಂಕು →