Where does “ގިނިކަނދު” come from?

ގިނިކަނދު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ގިނި, from Sanskrit अग्निकण.

ގިނިކަނދު (Dhivehi): meteorite

Definitions

  1. meteorite

Ancestry of “ގިނިކަނދު”, step by step

ގިނިކަނދު traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ގިނި

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiގިނިspark, scintilla, flash
2Sanskritअग्निकण—

via Dhivehi ކަނދު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiކަނދު—
Every word from Sanskrit अग्निकण →Every word from Dhivehi ގިނި →