Where does “gudang” come from?

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

gudang (Indonesian): A place for storing large amounts of products. In...

Definitions

  1. A place for storing large amounts of products. In...

Ancestry of “gudang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygudangwarehouse; A place for storing large amounts of...
2Tamilகிடங்குstore room
3Tamilகிடto lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity
Every word from Tamil கிட →Every word from Tamil கிடங்கு →Every word from Malay gudang →