Where does “පොරය” come from?
පොරය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil போர், from English bore, from Middle English bore, from Middle English boren, from Old English boren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran, from Proto-Germanic beraną — shiny, light brown.
පොරය (Sinhalese): boxing, wrestling, fight
Definitions
- boxing, wrestling, fight
Ancestry of “පොරය”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | போர் | war, fight, battle |
| 2 | English | bore | To inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole... |
| 3 | Middle English | bore | A bore, hole, puncture or indentation |
| 4 | Middle English | boren | — |
| 5 | Old English | boren | past participle of beran; born |
| 6 | Old English | beran | to carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |