Where does “گودام” come from?

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

گودام (Ushojo): warehouse, storeroom, storage, cellar

Definitions

  1. warehouse, storeroom, storage, cellar

Ancestry of “گودام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduگودامwarehouse, storeroom, storage, cellar
2Bengaliগুদামgodown, warehouse
3Portuguesegudãogodown
4Malaygudangwarehouse; A place for storing large amounts of...
5Tamilகிடங்குstore room
6Tamilகிடto lie, lie down, as in sleep, in inactivity
Every word from Tamil கிடEvery word from Tamil கிடங்குEvery word from Malay gudang
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