Where does “කණ්ණාඩිය” come from?
කණ්ණාඩිය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கண்ணாடி, from Tamil ஆடி, from Sanskrit आषाढ, from Sanskrit अषाढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas.
කණ්ණාඩිය (Sinhalese): spectacles
Definitions
- spectacles
Ancestry of “කණ්ණාඩිය”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கண்ணாடி | glass things |
| 2 | Tamil | ஆடி | Aadi, the fourth month of the Tamil year, occurring in July-August in the Gregorian calendar. Preceded by ஆனி and followed by ஆவணி |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आषाढ | the fourth month of the Hindu lunar calendar (in which the full moon is near the constellation अषाढा) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अषाढ | invincible, unconquerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *asaẓḍʰas | — |