Surname · Telugu
తోట
“garden”
తోట (tōṭa) is a surname from Old Telugu, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian. It is used in Telugu.
TeluguWritten in Telugu script. In English: tōṭa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
తోట goes back to Proto-Dravidian *tōṇṭṭam, meaning “garden.”
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Where it comes from
తోట comes from Old Telugu, and ultimately from Proto-Dravidian.
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How it developed
From Old Telugu తోణ్ట, from Proto-Dravidian *tōṇṭṭam (“garden”).
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తోట’s family of names
In Telugu usage, తోట as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as tōṭa. In Telugu usage, తోట as a surname has a transliteration in tōṭa.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.