Where does “laṅkādīpa” come from?

laṅkādīpa (Pali) comes from Pali dīpa, from Sanskrit द्वीप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

laṅkādīpa (Pali): Sri Lanka

Definitions

  1. Sri Lanka

Ancestry of “laṅkādīpa”, step by step

laṅkādīpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dīpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidīpaisland
2Sanskritद्वीपisland, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Pali laṅkā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalilaṅkāLanka
2Sanskritलङ्काisland; the citadel of Ravana in the Ramayana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás →