From Old Kannada ಗೞ್ದೆ (gaḻde), from Proto-Dravidian *keẓ-d (“paddy field”). Cognate with Tamil கழனி (kaḻaṉi), Malayalam കഴനി (kaḻani). Compare also Sanskrit कर्दम (kardama, “mud”), a Dravidian borrowing.
ಗರ್ದೆ (garde)