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Where does “මහත්මයා” come from?

මහත්මයා (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit महात्मा — nominative singular of महात्मन्.

මහත්මයා (Sinhalese): sir, master

Definitions

  1. sir, master

Ancestry of “මහත්මයා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहात्माnominative singular of महात्मन्
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