Where does “මුදලි” come from?

මුදලි (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil முதலியார், from Tamil முதலி, from Tamil முதல் — first, primary.

මුදලි (Sinhalese): pertaining to Mudaliars

Definitions

  1. pertaining to Mudaliars

Ancestry of “මුදලි”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுதலியார்title bestowed by the Ceylon government
2Tamilமுதலிhead, chief
3Tamilமுதல்first, primary
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