Where does “gudão” come from?

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

gudão (Portuguese): godown

Definitions

  1. godown

Ancestry of “gudão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygudangwarehouse; A place for storing large amounts of...
2Tamilகிடங்குstore room
3Tamilகிடto lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity

Words derived from “gudão”

Every word from Tamil கிட →Every word from Tamil கிடங்கு →Every word from Malay gudang →