Where does “පැදුම” come from?

පැදුම (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit पर्जन्य, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

පැදුම (Sinhalese): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “පැදුම”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपर्जन्यrain-cloud, cloud
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit पर्जन्य →
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