The story
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*sinȷ́ʰás
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*sinźʰás
- Sanskritसिंह (siṃha)
- Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
- Sanskritपुर् (púr)
- Sanskritपुर (pura)
- MalaySingapura
- English todaySingapore
From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).
Words from the same roots
MalaySingapura all →
SingapuraSingaporize
Sanskritसिंहपुर all →
SingapuraHarimaupuraSingaporize
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.