Where does “Calicut” come from?
Calicut (English) comes from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട്, from Malayalam കോട്, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay.
Ancestry of “Calicut”, step by step
Calicut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | കോഴിക്കോട് | Kozhikode |
| 2 | Malayalam | കോട് | tip |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *kōṭṭay | — |