GobindDev OP t1_ixjw2w6 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 12:03 AM Reply to comment by c4nchyscksforlife in TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City" by GobindDev Singh/Singha comes from the root word Simha. Simha/Sinha--->Sinh/Singh and other cognates of those names. The original Malay word is actually Singapura. Permalink Parent 5
GobindDev OP t1_ixjw2w6 wrote
Reply to comment by c4nchyscksforlife in TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City" by GobindDev
Singh/Singha comes from the root word Simha. Simha/Sinha--->Sinh/Singh and other cognates of those names. The original Malay word is actually Singapura.