Progress Of Indic Languages Vs English - 2

[Bharatvarsh]

Its derived from Sanskrit since both Sanskrit dictionaries show it:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->kota (p. 075) [ kota ] m. fortress, stronghold (cp. kotta).

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->कोटः kōṭḥकोटः [कुट्-घञ्] 1 A fort.-2 A hut, shed.-3 Crookedness (moral also).-4 A beard.-Comp.-पः,-पालः The commander of the fort (Mar. किल्लेदार). See कोटिपाल.

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