Where does “බා” come from?

බා (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil வா, from Proto-Dravidian *waHr — to come.

බා (Sinhalese): come!

Definitions

  1. come!

Ancestry of “බා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாthe alphasyllabic combination of
2Proto-Dravidian*waHrto come
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *waHr →Every word from Tamil வா →