Where does “මුනුබුරා” come from?

මුනුබුරා (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil மருமகன், from Tamil மரு, from Sanskrit मरु, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

මුනුබුරා (Sinhalese): grandson

Definitions

  1. grandson

Ancestry of “මුනුබුරා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமருமகன்a man's sister's son or a woman's brother's son; nephew
2Tamilமருwart
3Sanskritमरुwilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Sanskrit मरु →