Where does “මූට්ටුව” come from?

මූට්ටුව (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil மூட்டை, from Tamil மூடு — to shut, close.

මූට්ටුව (Sinhalese): joining, seam, splice

Definitions

  1. joining, seam, splice

Ancestry of “මූට්ටුව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமூட்டைbundle, bag, wallet, sack, satchel
2Tamilமூடுto shut, close
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