Etymology

Cotabato

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Today it means: A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan. Full definition →

Spanish Cotabato ← Maguindanao Kutawat ← Proto-Philippine *batu
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The story

  1. Sanskritकोट्ट (koṭṭa)
  2. Proto-Dravidian*kōṭu
  3. Tamilகோடு (kōṭu)
  4. Tamilகோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)
  5. Malaykota
  6. Maguindanaokuta
  7. Proto-Austronesian*batux
  8. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*batu
  9. Proto-Philippine*batu
  10. Maguindanaowatu
  11. MaguindanaoKutawat
  12. SpanishCotabato
  13. English todayCotabato

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

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