Where does “මැරෙනවා” come from?

මැරෙනවා (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

මැරෙනවා (Sinhalese): to die, expire

Definitions

  1. to die, expire

Ancestry of “මැරෙනවා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमारयतिto cause to die; to kill
2Sanskritमृto die
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →