The word Kolkata ( ) derives from Kôlikata ( ), the Bengali language name of one of three villages that predated the arrival of the British; the other two villages were Sutanuti and Govindapur.
The word Kolkata ( ) derives from Kôlikata ( ) the Bengali language name of one of three villages that pre,dated the arrival of the British; the other two villages were Sutanuti and Govindapur.