Where does “පෙරුංකායම්” come from?

පෙරුංකායම් (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil பெருங்காயம், from Tamil பெரும், from Tamil பெரு, from English Peru, from Spanish Perú, from Quechua pelu — river.

පෙරුංකායම් (Sinhalese): asafoetida

Definitions

  1. asafoetida

Ancestry of “පෙරුංකායම්”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெருங்காயம்asafoetida
2Tamilபெரும்big, great, large, major
3Tamilபெருbig, huge, great, immense, excessive, severe
4EnglishPeruPlaces in the United States
5SpanishPerúPeru
6Quechuapeluriver
Every word from Quechua pelu →Every word from Spanish Perú →Every word from English Peru →