Where does “नाड” come from?

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

नाड (Konkani): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “नाड”, step by step

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

Words derived from “नाड”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian nāṭu →Every word from Old Kannada ನಾಟ →Every word from Kannada ನಾಡು →