Where does “sīhaḷa” come from?

sīhaḷa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

sīhaḷa (Pali): Sinhalese

Definitions

  1. Sinhalese

Ancestry of “sīhaḷa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसिंहलthe island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri...
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

Words derived from “sīhaḷa”

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