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
- cemetery
Ancestry of “സെമിത്തേരി”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cemitério | cemetery; graveyard; a place without people |
| 2 | Latin | coemētērium | cemetery, churchyard, burial ground |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοιμητήριον | sleeping chamber |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάω | put to sleep, lull; to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |