Where does “ಹೈಗನ್ನಡ” come from?

ಹೈಗನ್ನಡ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ, from Kannada ನಾಡು, from Old Kannada ನಾಟ, from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu — state, province, district, kingdom.

Ancestry of “ಹೈಗನ್ನಡ”, step by step

ಹೈಗನ್ನಡ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕನ್ನಡKannada
2Kannadaನಾಡುland
3Old Kannadaನಾಟland
4Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom

via Kannada Havyaka]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KannadaHavyaka]]—

via Kannada ಹೈಗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಹೈಗ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu →Every word from Old Kannada ನಾಟ →Every word from Kannada ನಾಡು →
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