Where does “Serendib” come from?

Serendib (English) comes from Arabic سَرَنْدِيب, from Persian سرندیپ — Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Serendib, Serendip.

Serendib (English): An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka

Definitions

  1. An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka

Ancestry of “Serendib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَرَنْدِيب—
2PersianسرندیپSri Lanka, Ceylon, Serendib, Serendip

Words derived from “Serendib”

Every word from Persian سرندیپ →Every word from Arabic سَرَنْدِيب →
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