Telugu has the most borrowed vocabulary among the South Indian languages, with over 15% of its vocabulary coming from other languages.

Sanskrit is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in South Indian languages, with many words related to religion, philosophy, and literature coming from this language.

Malayalam has borrowed the most vocabulary from English among the South Indian languages, with over 10% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

English is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Malayalam, with many words related to technology, science, and business coming from this language.

Kannada has borrowed the most vocabulary from Persian among the South Indian languages, with over 5% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

Persian is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Kannada, with many words related to administration, military, and culture coming from this language.

Tamil has borrowed the most vocabulary from Arabic among the South Indian languages, with over 5% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

Arabic is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Tamil, with many words related to religion, trade, and navigation coming from this language.

Telugu has the least borrowed vocabulary among the South Indian languages, with only about 10% of its vocabulary coming from other languages.

Sanskrit is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Telugu, with many words related to religion, philosophy, and literature coming from this language.

Tamil has the most unique vocabulary among the South Indian languages, with over 80% of its vocabulary being unique to the language.

The primary source of unique vocabulary in Tamil is the Dravidian languages, which are a family of languages spoken in South India and Sri Lanka.

Malayalam has the most borrowed vocabulary from Dravidian languages among the South Indian languages, with over 10% of its vocabulary coming from these languages.

The primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Malayalam from Dravidian languages is Tamil, with many words related to culture, literature, and religion coming from this language.

Kannada has the most borrowed vocabulary from Tulu among the South Indian languages, with over 5% of its vocabulary coming from this language.