Where does “බෙදනවා” come from?
බෙදනවා (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit भजति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂g-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.
බෙදනවා (Sinhalese): to divide, part, partition, separate, sunder, assort, distribute
Definitions
- to divide, part, partition, separate, sunder, assort, distribute
Ancestry of “බෙදනවා”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भजति | to distribute, divide, apportion, allot; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰáȷ́ati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰáǰati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂g-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |