Where does “වෙසක්” come from?
වෙසක් (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit वैशाख, from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.
වෙසක් (Sinhalese): second month of the traditional Sinhalese lunar calendar
Definitions
- second month of the traditional Sinhalese lunar calendar
Ancestry of “වෙසක්”, step by step
වෙසක් traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वैशाख
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वैशाख | full-moon day in the month of Vaiśākha |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विशाखा | the 14th lunar asterism |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शाखा | branch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śā́kʰaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćā́kʰaH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱókh₂eh₂ | branch |
via Pali Vesākha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | Vesākha | Vedic month of Vaiśākha |