Where does “スリランカ” come from?
スリランカ (Japanese) comes from English Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකා, from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का.
Ancestry of “スリランカ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sri Lanka | — |
| 2 | Sinhalese | ශ්රී ලංකා | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्री लङ्का | — |