Where does “Ceylonese” come from?
Ceylonese (English) comes from English Ceylon, from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan, from Persian سیلان, from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás.
Ceylonese (English): Of or pertaining to Ceylon; A native of Ceylon
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Ceylon; A native of Ceylon
Ancestry of “Ceylonese”, step by step
Ceylonese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ceylon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ceylon | Short for Ceylon tea |
| 2 | Portuguese | Ceilão | Ceylon |
| 3 | Old French | Seilan | — |
| 4 | Persian | سیلان | flow; flux |
| 5 | Pali | sīhaḷa | Sinhalese |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिंहल | the island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सिंह | the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sinźʰás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sinȷ́ʰás | lion |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *sinǵʰós- | — |