Where does “കന്നഡിഗ” come from?

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

കന്നഡിഗ (Malayalam): Kannadiga

Definitions

  1. Kannadiga

Ancestry of “കന്നഡിഗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಕನ್ನಡಿಗKannadiga
2Kannadaಕನ್ನಡKannada
3Kannadaನಾಡುland
4Old Kannadaನಾಟland
5Proto-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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