Where does “කිරි” come from?
කිරි (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit क्षीर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšiHrám — milk.
කිරි (Sinhalese): milk
Ancestry of “කිරි”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षीर | milk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kṣiHrám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšiHrám | milk |