proper noun/kotaˈbato/
Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan); Cotabato (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cotabato City)
Etymology tree Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa)bor. Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 (kōṭu) Tamil கோடு (kōṭu) Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)bor. Malay kotabor. Maguindanao kuta Proto-Austronesian *batux Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Philippine *batu Maguindanao watu Maguindanao Kutawatubor. Spanish Cotabato From Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).