Where does “ගෞරවය” come from?

ගෞරවය (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit गौरव, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

ගෞරවය (Sinhalese): respect

Definitions

  1. respect

Ancestry of “ගෞරවය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगौरवcumbrousness, importance; dignity
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
3Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Sanskrit गौरव →