1856, "pertaining to the race in southern India or the languages spoken by them" (Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese, Malayalam, etc.), from Sanskrit Dravidah, name of a region in southern India, + -ian.
drat
draught
draughts
draughtsman
draughty
Dravidian
draw
drawback
drawbridge
drawdown
drawer
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