Etymology

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Malay gudang ← Tamil கிடங்கு ← Telugu గిడ్డంగి
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The story

  1. Telugu · derived fromగిడ్డంగి“store room, warehouse”
  2. Tamil · derived fromகிடங்கு“store room”
  3. Malay · borrowed fromgudang
  4. English todaygodown

Borrowed from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”) or Telugu గిడ్డంగి (giḍḍaṅgi, “store room, warehouse”).

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