Where does “කණිසම” come from?

කණිසම (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கணிசம், from Sanskrit गण्, from Sanskrit गृणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

කණිසම (Sinhalese): size, extent

Definitions

  1. size, extent

Ancestry of “කණිසම”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகணிசம்rough calculation
2Sanskritगण्count, calculate
3Sanskritगृणातिto call, call out to, invoke; to announce,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥náHti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥-né-H-ti—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti →