Where does “கோட்டைப்போர்” come from?
கோட்டைப்போர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கோட்டை, from Tamil கோடு, from English court, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
கோட்டைப்போர் (Tamil): haystack
Definitions
- haystack
Ancestry of “கோட்டைப்போர்”, step by step
கோட்டைப்போர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil கோட்டை
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கோட்டை | fort, castle, stronghold |
| 2 | Tamil | கோடு | to bend; be crooked |
| 3 | English | court | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area... |
| 4 | Middle English | court | A courtyard; an enclosed space |
| 5 | Old French | cort | court |
| 6 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 7 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 8 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Tamil போர்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | போர் | war, fight, battle |
| 2 | English | bore | To inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole... |
| 3 | Middle English | bore | A bore, hole, puncture or indentation |
| 4 | Middle English | boren | — |
| 5 | Old English | boren | past participle of beran; born |
| 6 | Old English | beran | to carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |