Where does “kota” come from?

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

kota (Malay): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “kota”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kota”

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