Where does “kota” come from?

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

kota (Peranakan Indonesian): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “kota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykotacity
2Classical Malaykotacity
3Tamilகோட்டம்division; city, town; place; crookedness
4Tamilகோடுto bend; be crooked
5Old Tamil𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼tusk
6Proto-Dravidian*kōṭuhorn
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil கோடு →