Or to Kannada, where the fruit is called "kittaLe", despite also being classifie...

		msravi on July 28, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” Or to Kannada, where the fruit is called "kittaLe", despite also being classified a Dravidian language. Kannada and Telugu in general seem to have too many differences from Tamil and Malayalam to be lumped into a common bucket. The color has always been referred to as "kesari" in Kannada, and translates to saffron.