Where does “අච්චුව” come from?

අච්චුව (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil அச்சு, from Sanskrit अक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱs-os.

අච්චුව (Sinhalese): punishment, chastisement

Definitions

  1. punishment, chastisement

Ancestry of “අච්චුව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅச்சுfear
2Sanskritअक्षaxle, axis; wheel, car, cart; the beam of a...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáćšasaxle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱs-os—
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