Where does “කොල්ලය” come from?

කොල්ලය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil கொள்ளை, from Tamil கொள், from Proto-Dravidian *koḷ- — to kill.

කොල්ලය (Sinhalese): plunder, pillage, booty, loot

Definitions

  1. plunder, pillage, booty, loot

Ancestry of “කොල්ලය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகொள்ளைpillage, plunder, robbery
2Tamilகொள்to seize, grasp
3Proto-Dravidian*koḷ-to kill
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *koḷ- →Every word from Tamil கொள் →Every word from Tamil கொள்ளை →