Where does “කරනවා” come from?

කරනවා (Sinhalese) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit करोति, from Sanskrit कृणोति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

කරනවා (Sinhalese): to do

Definitions

  1. to do

Ancestry of “කරනවා”, step by step

කරනවා traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀓𑀭𑀇—
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺to do
3Sanskritकरोतिto do
4Sanskritकृणोतिto do, make
5Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥náwti—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥náwtito do, make
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit किरति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिरतिto strew, pour out; heap up

Words derived from “කරනවා”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti →