Where does “මූඩිය” come from?

මූඩිය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil மூடி, from Tamil இ — here; this, here.

මූඩිය (Sinhalese): lid, stopper, cork, bung

Definitions

  1. lid, stopper, cork, bung

Ancestry of “මූඩිය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமூடிthat which covers; lid, cover, top
2Tamilஇhere; this, here
Every word from Tamil இ →Every word from Tamil மூடி →