Where does “Puducherry” come from?

Puducherry (English) comes from Tamil புதுச்சேரி, from Tamil புது, from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *pucV- — new.

Ancestry of “Puducherry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபுதுச்சேரி—
2Tamilபுதுnew
3Old Tamil𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀼new
4Proto-Dravidian*pucV-new
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pucV- →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀼 →Every word from Tamil புது →
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