Dravida

Dravida simply means a land surrounded by water (Drava) on three sides, i.e, the Indian peninsula. Anyone who resides in the peninsular region is technically a Dravida. It is NOT an ethnic term ... https://twitter.com/ShefVaidya/status/1690924438278250496

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Dravidam is a Sanskrit word - Dravida is a variation of the Samskrt words dramila, dramira or dramida which mean South India. This again comes from the root Dra, meaning to flow, to move, from which has come Dravyam for liquid, that which flows. Thread. https://twitter.com/Indumakalktchi/status/1328584434778566658