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Where does “anacandaia” come from?

anacandaia (New Latin) comes from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා, from Sinhalese හෙන — lightning, thunderbolt.

anacandaia (New Latin): python

Definitions

  1. python

Ancestry of “anacandaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseහෙනකඳයාwhip snake
2Sinhaleseහෙනlightning, thunderbolt

Words derived from “anacandaia”

  • anaconda
  • anaconda
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