Where does “कन्नड” come from?

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

कन्नड (Konkani): the Kannada language

Definitions

  1. the Kannada language

Ancestry of “कन्नड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕನ್ನಡKannada
2Kannadaನಾಡುland
3Old Kannadaನಾಟland
4Proto-Dravidiannāṭustate, province, district, kingdom
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu →Every word from Old Kannada ನಾಟ →Every word from Kannada ನಾಡು →
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