Where does “कोट” come from?

कोट (Hindi) comes from English coat, from Middle English cote, from Old French cotte, from Frankish kotta — coat.

कोट (Hindi): fort, castle; coat

Definitions

  1. fort, castle; coat

Ancestry of “कोट”, step by step

कोट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoatAn outer garment covering the upper torso and...
2Middle EnglishcoteA coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...
3Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
4Frankishkottacoat

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝—
2Sanskritकोट्टfort, castle; fort, stronghold; city

Words derived from “कोट”

Every word from Frankish kotta →Every word from Old French cotte →Every word from Middle English cote →