Where does “වැව” come from?

වැව (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit वापी, from Proto-Indo-European weHp-.

වැව (Sinhalese): lake, large pond or tank

Definitions

  1. lake, large pond or tank

Ancestry of “වැව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवापीpond, pool
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanweHp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weHp- →Every word from Sanskrit वापी →