Where does “ಮಳೆಯಳತೆ” come from?

ಮಳೆಯಳತೆ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಮಳೆ, from Old Kannada ಮೞೆ, from Proto-Dravidian maẓay — rain.

ಮಳೆಯಳತೆ (Kannada): rainfall

Definitions

  1. rainfall

Ancestry of “ಮಳೆಯಳತೆ”, step by step

ಮಳೆಯಳತೆ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಮಳೆ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಮಳೆrain
2Old Kannadaಮೞೆrain
3Proto-Dravidianmaẓayrain

via Kannada ಅಳತೆ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಅಳತೆ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian maẓay →Every word from Old Kannada ಮೞೆ →Every word from Kannada ಮಳೆ →