Where does “කාප්පුව” come from?

කාප්පුව (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil காப்பு, from Tamil கா, from Proto-Dravidian *kā- — to protect, guard.

කාප්පුව (Sinhalese): bracelet

Definitions

  1. bracelet

Ancestry of “කාප්පුව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாப்புwatching, caution, vigilance, preservation, defence, guard, protection
2Tamilகாthe alphasyllabic combination of
3Proto-Dravidian*kā-to protect, guard
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kā- →Every word from Tamil கா →Every word from Tamil காப்பு →