Where does “Puducherry” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Puducherry”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	புதுச்சேரி	—
2	Tamil	புது	new
3	Old Tamil	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀼	—
4	Proto-Dravidian	*pucV-	—

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