English
Thota
Thota comes from Telugu తోట ‘garden’, and goes back to Proto-Dravidian *tōṇṭV.
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*tōṇṭVreconstructed
- Proto-Dravidian, derivedprehistoric (reconstructed)*tōṇṭṭam‘garden’reconstructed
- dra-otemodernతోణ్ట
- Telugumodernతోటtōṭa‘garden’
- EnglishtodayThota
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Dravidianprehistoric (reconstructed)*tōṇṭVreconstructed
- Proto-Dravidian, derivedprehistoric (reconstructed)*tōṇṭṭam‘garden’reconstructed
- dra-otemodernతోణ్ట
- Telugumodernతోటtōṭa‘garden’
- EnglishtodayThota
Every English word from Proto-Dravidian *tōṇṭV
Today it means
name A surname from Telugu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Dravidian *tōṇṭV / Thota