Calicut in Kerala was known as Kalikeyakottai in the early 8th century by the Tamil Merchants. Kalikeya = Cotton
— Advaid (@Advaidism) August 27, 2019
Kalikeyakottai later became Kallikkottai (Fort of Cotton Clothes)
Arabs pronounced the town as Qalicotte
When Britishers came, they pronounced it as Calikkotte. 1/n
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August 27, 2019 at 09:15AM
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