et ▁R atta , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁claimed ▁is ▁a ▁K ann ada ▁word ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁word ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁has ▁been ▁derived . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁R att ag ud lu ▁( mean ing ▁an ▁office ) ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁ins cri ptions ▁from ▁present ▁day ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁dated ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁indicating ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁South ▁Indian ▁word . ▁From ▁the ▁De oli ▁pl ates ▁and ▁Kar had ▁records ▁it ▁is ▁argued ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁prince ▁called ▁R atta ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁was ▁called ▁Ras ht rak uta . ▁Hence ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁argued ▁the ▁Ras ht rak ut as ▁were ▁of ▁K ann ada ▁origin . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁the ▁term ▁ ▁Ras ht ra ▁means ▁" king dom " ▁and ▁K uta ▁means ▁" lo fty " ▁or ▁Ras ht ra ▁means ▁province ▁and ▁K uta ▁means ▁ch ie ft ain . ▁ ▁Another ▁ep ith et ▁used ▁in ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁Am og hav ar sha ▁I ▁was ▁L att al ura ▁Pur av ar ad his w ara . ▁It ▁is ▁proposed ▁that ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁home ▁L att al ur , ▁modern ▁day ▁L atur ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁state , ▁border ing ▁K arn ata ka . ▁This ▁area ▁it ▁is ▁claimed ▁was ▁pre domin antly ▁K ann ada ▁speaking ▁based ▁on ▁surv iving ▁v estig es ▁of ▁place ▁names , ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁cultural ▁re