Where does “吉靈” come from?

吉靈 (Chinese) comes from Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग — N. of a people and their country; an inhabitant...

吉靈 (Chinese): Indian

Definitions

  1. Indian

Ancestry of “吉靈”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayKelingKling, a name applied to all immigrants from the Coromandel coast (but sometimes limited to Muslim immigrants from that coast, the others being called Hindu)
2Sanskritकलिङ्गN. of a people and their country; an inhabitant...
Every word from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग →Every word from Malay Keling →
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