Where does “මයිල්” come from?

මයිල් (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil மயிர், from Sanskrit श्मश्रु, from Proto-Indo-European smoḱru, from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ — beard.

මයිල් (Sinhalese): hair, fur

Definitions

  1. hair, fur

Ancestry of “මයිල්”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமயிர்hair
2Sanskritश्मश्रुbeard; moustache
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmoḱrubeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmóḱwr̥beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smoḱru →Every word from Sanskrit श्मश्रु →