Where does “मालगोदाम” come from?

मालगोदाम (Hindi) comes from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi ލޭ, from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

मालगोदाम (Hindi): warehouse, storehouse

Definitions

  1. warehouse, storehouse

Ancestry of “मालगोदाम”, step by step

मालगोदाम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi माल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमालgoods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman
2Dhivehiމާލެ—
3Dhivehiލޭblood
4Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅red
5Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
6Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Hindi गोदाम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगोदामstorage, godown
2Bengaliগুদামgodown, warehouse
3Portuguesegudãogodown
4Malaygudangwarehouse; A place for storing large amounts of...
5Tamilகிடங்குstore room
6Tamilகிடto lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →