Where does “godown” come from?

godown (English) comes from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு, from Tamil கிட — to lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity.

godown (English): A warehouse

Definitions

  1. A warehouse

Ancestry of “godown”, step by step

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

Words derived from “godown”

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