Where does “kota” come from?
kota (Classical Malay) comes from Tamil கோட்டம், from Tamil கோடு, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu.
kota (Classical Malay): city
Ancestry of “kota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கோட்டம் | division; city, town; place; crookedness |
| 2 | Tamil | கோடு | — |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kōṭu | — |
Words derived from “kota”