| 1 | Malay | Singapura | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सिंहपुर | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुर | fortress, castle, city, town; the female... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |