Kannada is a Dravidian language, while Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu are all Indo-Aryan languages.

The Rigveda is the oldest known literary work in Sanskrit, and it is also the oldest known text in any Indo-European language.

Perunkathai is a Tamil epic poem written by Konguvel Irumporai, while Silappatikaram, Manimekalai, and Silappadikaram are all Sangam literature works.

Pali is an Indo-Aryan language, while Ardhamagadhi, Maharashtri, and Sauraseni are all Prakrit languages.

Devanagari is the script used to write Sanskrit, and it is also the script used to write Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali.

Malayalam is an Indo-Aryan language, while Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu are all Dravidian languages.

The Tamil script is the script used to write Tamil, and it is also the script used to write Malayalam.

Sanskrit is an Old Indo-Aryan language, while Pali, Prakrit, and Apabhramsa are all Middle Indo-Aryan languages.

The Brahmi script is the script used to write Prakrit, and it is also the script used to write Sanskrit.

Sanskrit is an Old Indo-Aryan language, while Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali are all New Indo-Aryan languages.

The Devanagari script is the script used to write Hindi, and it is also the script used to write Sanskrit.

Urdu is a Hindustani language, while Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali are all Modern Indo-Aryan languages.

The Devanagari script is the script used to write Marathi, and it is also the script used to write Hindi.

Malayalam is an Indo-Aryan language, while Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu are all Dravidian languages.

The Telugu script is the script used to write Telugu, and it is also the script used to write Kannada.