Where does “ඔත්ත” come from?

ඔත්ත (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil ஒற்றை, from Proto-Dravidian onṯu — one.

ඔත්ත (Sinhalese): odd number

Definitions

  1. odd number

Ancestry of “ඔත්ත”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒற்றைone (of a pair)
2Proto-Dravidianonṯuone
Every word from Proto-Dravidian onṯu →Every word from Tamil ஒற்றை →