Where does “Kota Kinabalu” come from?

Kota Kinabalu (Indonesian) comes from Malay Kota Kinabalu, from Malay kota, from Classical Malay kota, from Tamil கோட்டம், from Tamil கோடு, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu — horn.

Ancestry of “Kota Kinabalu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayKota Kinabalu—
2Malaykotacity
3Classical Malaykotacity
4Tamilகோட்டம்division; city, town; place; crookedness
5Tamilகோடுto bend; be crooked
6Old Tamil𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼tusk
7Proto-Dravidian*kōṭuhorn
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil கோடு →