Where does “ލޭ” come from?
ލޭ (Dhivehi) comes from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
ލޭ (Dhivehi): blood
Ancestry of “ލޭ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लोहित | red, reddish; made of copper; blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hráwdʰitas | red |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |