Where does “ආයුබෝවන්” come from?

ආයුබෝවන් (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit आयु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́yu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

ආයුබෝවන් (Sinhalese): may you live long and be healthy

Definitions

  1. may you live long and be healthy

Ancestry of “ආයුබෝවන්”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआयुman, a living being; mankind, human race; son,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHā́yu
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́yulifetime, life
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “ආයුබෝවන්

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyuEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́yu