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Where does “கருப்பு” come from?

கருப்பு (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian kār-.

கருப்பு (Tamil): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “கருப்பு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiankār-—

Words derived from “கருப்பு”

  • Карнатака
  • कर्नाटक
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