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Where does “ద్రావిడ” come from?

ద్రావిడ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit द्राविड, from Sanskrit द्रविड — N. of a people and of a district on the east...

ద్రావిడ (Telugu): Dravida; a name usually applied to Tamil;...

Definitions

  1. Dravida; a name usually applied to Tamil;...

Ancestry of “ద్రావిడ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्राविडDravidian; the Dravidian people
2Sanskritद्रविडN. of a people and of a district on the east...
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