Where does “කසනවා” come from?

කසනවා (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit कषति, from Sanskrit कष्, from Sanskrit कृष्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

කසනවා (Sinhalese): to itch

Definitions

  1. to itch

Ancestry of “කසනවා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकषतिto rub, scratch, scrape
2Sanskritकष्to injure, destroy
3Sanskritकृष्to farm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Sanskrit कृष् →Every word from Sanskrit कष् →