Where does “ibu kota” come from?

ibu kota (Indonesian) comes 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.

ibu kota (Indonesian): capital city

Definitions

  1. capital city

Ancestry of “ibu kota”, step by step

ibu kota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kota

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

via Indonesian Ibu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianIbumother
2Malayibumother; ma'am, missus; you

Words derived from “ibu kota”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu →