Where does “गोदाम” come from?
गोदाम (Hindi) comes from Bengali গুদাম, from Portuguese gudão, from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு, from Tamil கிட.
गोदाम (Hindi): storage, godown
Ancestry of “गोदाम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | গুদাম | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | gudão | — |
| 3 | Malay | gudang | warehouse; A place for storing large amounts of... |
| 4 | Tamil | கிடங்கு | store room |
| 5 | Tamil | கிட | — |
Words derived from “गोदाम”