Where does “ހޯދަނީ” come from?

ހޯދަނީ (Dhivehi) comes from Sinhalese අදේ, from Pali adda, from Sanskrit आर्द्र — wet, moist, damp.

ހޯދަނީ (Dhivehi): sixth asterism

Definitions

  1. sixth asterism

Ancestry of “ހޯދަނީ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseඅදේ—
2Paliaddamoist; green
3Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp
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