Where does “ހިލަ” come from?

ހިލަ (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

ހިލަ (Dhivehi): rock

Definitions

  1. rock

Ancestry of “ހިލަ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—

Words derived from “ހިލަ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →