Where does “ދިއްލެނީ” come from?

ދިއްލެނީ (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit ज्वलति, from Sanskrit ज्वल्, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

ދިއްލެނީ (Dhivehi): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “ދިއްލެނީ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्वलतिto burn, blaze; to glow, shine; to set fire to
2Sanskritज्वल्to burn brightly, blaze, glow, shine; to burn,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Sanskrit ज्वल् →Every word from Sanskrit ज्वलति →
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