Where does “කූරුව-නායක” come from?
කූරුව-නායක (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
කූරුව-නායක (Sinhalese): elephant trainer
Ancestry of “කූරුව-නායක”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | नायक | guide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नी | to guide, govern, direct |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
Words derived from “කූරුව-නායක”