Where does “गोदाम” come from?

गोदाम (Hindi) comes from Bengali গুদাম, from Portuguese gudão, from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு, from Tamil கிட — to lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity.

गोदाम (Hindi): storage, godown

Definitions

  1. storage, godown

Ancestry of “गोदाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliগুদামgodown, warehouse
2Portuguesegudãogodown
3Malaygudangwarehouse; A place for storing large amounts of...
4Tamilகிடங்குstore room
5Tamilகிடto lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity

Words derived from “गोदाम”

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