Where does “kuṭa” come from?

kuṭa (Kawi) comes from Tamil கோட்டம், from Tamil கோடு, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu — horn.

Ancestry of “kuṭa”, step by step

kuṭa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கோட்டம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகோட்டம்division; city, town; place; crookedness
2Tamilகோடுto bend; be crooked
3Old Tamil𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼tusk
4Proto-Dravidian*kōṭuhorn

via Sanskrit कुट

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुट—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil கோடு →