Where does “ގެ” come from?

ގެ (Dhivehi) comes from Prakrit 𑀕𑁂𑀳, from Sanskrit गेह, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

ގެ (Dhivehi): house, home

Definitions

  1. house, home

Ancestry of “ގެ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀕𑁂𑀳—
2Sanskritगेहhouse; home; residence; dwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “ގެ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit गेह →Every word from Prakrit 𑀕𑁂𑀳 →