Where does “වෙරි” come from?

වෙරි (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil வெறி, from Tamil வெறு — to detest, loathe, abhor, be disgusted with.

වෙරි (Sinhalese): intoxicated, drunk, tipsy

Definitions

  1. intoxicated, drunk, tipsy

Ancestry of “වෙරි”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெறிmadness, insanity, frenzy
2Tamilவெறுto detest, loathe, abhor, be disgusted with
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