Where does “අක්කා” come from?

අක්කා (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil அக்கா, from Proto-Dravidian akka- — elder sister.

අක්කා (Sinhalese): elder sister

Definitions

  1. elder sister

Ancestry of “අක්කා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅக்காelder sister
2Proto-Dravidianakka-elder sister
Every word from Proto-Dravidian akka- →Every word from Tamil அக்கா →