Where does “කෙණ්ඩය” come from?

කෙණ්ඩය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கெண்டை, from Sanskrit खण्डन, from Sanskrit खण्ड् — to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...

කෙණ්ඩය (Sinhalese): shank; leg

Definitions

  1. shank; leg

Ancestry of “කෙණ්ඩය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகெண்டைbiceps
2Sanskritखण्डनbreaking, cutting, destroying
3Sanskritखण्ड्to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...
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