Where does “ජයවර්ධනපුර” come from?

ජයවර්ධනපුර (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “ජයවර්ධනපුර”, step by step

ජයවර්ධනපුර traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
2Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
3Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit पुर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit वर्धन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवर्धनstrengthening; gladdening, exhilarating;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →