Where does “උඩැක්කිය” come from?

උඩැක්කිය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil உடுக்கை, from Tamil உடு, from Old Tamil 𑀉𑀝𑁃.

උඩැක්කිය (Sinhalese): a narrow drum

Definitions

  1. a narrow drum

Ancestry of “උඩැක්කිය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉடுக்கைraiment, clothing
2Tamilஉடுto put on, wear as clothes
3Old Tamil𑀉𑀝𑁃—
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀉𑀝𑁃 →Every word from Tamil உடு →Every word from Tamil உடுக்கை →
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