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
Ancestry of “කරනවා”, step by step