Where does “सिंहलद्वीप” come from?

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

सिंहलद्वीप (Sanskrit): island of the Sinhala people

Definitions

  1. island of the Sinhala people

Ancestry of “सिंहलद्वीप”, step by step

सिंहलद्वीप traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सिंहल

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-—

via Sanskrit द्वीप

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

Words derived from “सिंहलद्वीप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →