Where does “ފޮތްފިހާރަ” come from?

ފޮތްފިހާރަ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ފޮތް, from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

ފޮތްފިހާރަ (Dhivehi): a bookstore

Definitions

  1. a bookstore

Ancestry of “ފޮތްފިހާރަ”, step by step

ފޮތްފިހާރަ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ފޮތް

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiފޮތްbook
2Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—

via Dhivehi ފިހާރަ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiފިހާރަstore, shop
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तक →Every word from Dhivehi ފޮތް →