Where does “kota pintar” come from?

kota pintar (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.

Ancestry of “kota pintar”, step by step

kota pintar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kota

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Indonesian	kota	city
2	Malay	kota	city
3	Classical Malay	kota	city
4	Tamil	கோட்டம்	division; city, town; place; crookedness
5	Tamil	கோடு	to bend; be crooked
6	Old Tamil	𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼	tusk
7	Proto-Dravidian	*kōṭu	horn

via Indonesian pintar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Indonesian	pintar	bright, smart
2	Malay	pintar	smart; clever; intelligent having quick mental capacity or intellect
3	Javanese	ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ	clever

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil கோடு →