Where does “නෝනා” come from?

නෝනා (Sinhalese) comes from Portuguese senhora, from Old Portuguese senhor, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

නෝනා (Sinhalese): lady

Definitions

  1. lady

Ancestry of “නෝනා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesenhoraA lady; Mistress
2Old PortuguesesenhorAlternative form of sennor
3Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
4Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →