Where does “කෙස” come from?

කෙස (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit केश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas.

කෙස (Sinhalese): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “කෙස”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकेशhair; the mane; a kind of perfume
2Proto-Indo-Aryankáyśas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáyćas ~ gáyćas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas →Every word from Sanskrit केश →