Where does “Kota Bharu” come from?
Kota Bharu (English) comes from Malay Kota Bharu, from Malay kota, from Classical Malay kota, from Tamil கோட்டம், from Tamil கோடு, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu.
Ancestry of “Kota Bharu”, step by step