Where does “സെമിത്തേരി” come from?

സെമിത്തേരി (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese cemitério, from Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

സെമിത്തേരി (Malayalam): cemetery

Definitions

  1. cemetery

Ancestry of “സെമിത്തേരി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecemitériocemetery; graveyard; a place without people
2Latincoemētēriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
3Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
4Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον