Where does “daerah khusus ibu kota” come from?

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

daerah khusus ibu kota (Indonesian): capital special region

Definitions

  1. capital special region

Ancestry of “daerah khusus ibu kota”, step by step

daerah khusus ibu kota traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian ibu kota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianibu kotacapital city
2Indonesiankotacity
3Malaykotacity
4Classical Malaykotacity
5Tamilகோட்டம்division; city, town; place; crookedness
6Tamilகோடுto bend; be crooked
7Old Tamil𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼tusk
8Proto-Dravidian*kōṭuhorn

via Indonesian daerah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandaerahregion; area
2Malaydaerahdistrict, region, area; region; area
3Arabicدَائِرَةcircle; periodical, circle

via Indonesian khusus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankhususspecial, unique, particular
2Malaykhususspecial, unique, uncommon
3Arabicخُصُوص
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu
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