Where does “ލޯގަނޑު” come from?

ލޯގަނޑު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ލޯ, from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ލޯގަނޑު (Dhivehi): a mirror, looking glass

Definitions

  1. a mirror, looking glass

Ancestry of “ލޯގަނޑު”, step by step

ލޯގަނޑު traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ލޯ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiލޯeye, visual organ
2Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Dhivehi ގަނޑު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiގަނޑުabscess, carbuncle
2Sanskritगण्डthe cheek, the whole side of the face including...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás →