Where does “வட்டுக்கோட்டை” come from?
வட்டுக்கோட்டை (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.
Ancestry of “வட்டுக்கோட்டை”, step by step
வட்டுக்கோட்டை 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 வட்டு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | வட்டு | — |