Where does “තළනවා” come from?

තළනවා (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit ताडयति, from Sanskrit -अयति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-áyati, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

තළනවා (Sinhalese): to flog, beat, scourge

Definitions

  1. to flog, beat, scourge

Ancestry of “තළනවා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritताडयतिto beat, strike, punish
2Sanskrit-अयतिcausative suffix
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*-áyati—
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Sanskrit -अयति →