ಬಾಣಂತಿ

Etymology
Seemingly, with 🇨🇬 being the sole certain cognate. The variant was perhaps the regular original form as the  suffix is often used to form feminine nouns in Kannada; compare  from,  from , etc.

The term was also perhaps influenced by 🇨🇬,, which would explain both the long vowel (which is otherwise unetymological) and the insertion of the nasal  into the suffix. Furthermore it is quite likely that the suffix is also due to Sanskrit influence as feminine present participles in Sanskrit are formed by the suffix.

🇨🇬 has also been compared but the structure of the word makes establishing a connection challenging.

Noun

 * 1) a woman who has recently given birth