Where does “කඩය” come from?

කඩය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கடை, from Tamil குடை, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 — umbrella, parasol.

කඩය (Sinhalese): shop, boutique, bazaar, market

Definitions

  1. shop, boutique, bazaar, market

Ancestry of “කඩය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடைshop
2Tamilகுடைumbrella
3Old Tamil𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃umbrella, parasol
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 →Every word from Tamil குடை →Every word from Tamil கடை →