Where does “kota” come from?

kota (Classical Malay) comes from Tamil கோட்டம், from Tamil கோடு, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu — horn.

kota (Classical Malay): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “kota”, step by step

kota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கோட்டம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகோட்டம்division; city, town; place; crookedness
2Tamilகோடுto bend; be crooked
3Old Tamil𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼tusk
4Proto-Dravidian*kōṭuhorn

via Sanskrit कोट्ट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकोट्टfort, castle; fort, stronghold; city

Words derived from “kota”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil கோடு →