Where does “গুদাম” come from?

গুদাম (Bengali) comes from Portuguese gudão, from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு, from Tamil கிட — to lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity.

গুদাম (Bengali): godown, warehouse

Definitions

  1. godown, warehouse

Ancestry of “গুদাম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegudãogodown
2Malaygudangwarehouse; A place for storing large amounts of...
3Tamilகிடங்குstore room
4Tamilகிடto lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity

Words derived from “গুদাম”

Every word from Tamil கிட →Every word from Tamil கிடங்கு →Every word from Malay gudang →