Where does “kedai” come from?

kedai (Iban) comes from Malay kedai, from Tamil கடை, from Tamil குடை, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 — umbrella, parasol.

kedai (Iban): shop establishment that sells goods

Definitions

  1. shop establishment that sells goods

Ancestry of “kedai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykedaishop
2Tamilகடைshop
3Tamilகுடைumbrella
4Old Tamil𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃umbrella, parasol
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 →Every word from Tamil குடை →Every word from Tamil கடை →