Where does “ސަންގު” come from?

ސަންގު (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit शङ्ख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

ސަންގު (Dhivehi): conch shell

Definitions

  1. conch shell

Ancestry of “ސަންގު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशङ्खa shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśankʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćankʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóngʰ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →