Where does “கன்னடா” come from?

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

Ancestry of “கன்னடா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKannadaThe Dravidian language that is the official...
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 →