Where does “އުއި” come from?

އުއި (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

އުއި (Dhivehi): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “އުއި”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “އުއި”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Sanskrit सूत्र →