Where does “Singapore” come from?

Singapore comes from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर, combining Sanskrit सिंह from Proto-Indo-European sinǵʰo- meaning lion, with Sanskrit पुर from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁- meaning fortified settlement.

Singapore (English): Singapore-style noodles

Definitions

  1. Singapore-style noodles

Ancestry of “Singapore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaySingapura—
2Sanskritसिंहपुर—
3Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
4Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Singapore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →