Where does “මිශ්‍ර” come from?

මිශ්‍ර (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit मिश्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan miśrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mićrás, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

මිශ්‍ර (Sinhalese): mingled, blended, promiscuous

Definitions

  1. mingled, blended, promiscuous

Ancestry of “මිශ්‍ර”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमिश्रmixed, mingled, blended
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmiśrás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmićrásmixed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-ró-smixed, mingled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s →