Where does “ශුක්‍රාණුව” come from?

ශුක්‍රාණුව (Sinhalese) comes from Sinhalese ශුක්‍ර, from Sanskrit शुक्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

ශුක්‍රාණුව (Sinhalese): a sperm cell

Definitions

  1. a sperm cell

Ancestry of “ශුක්‍රාණුව”, step by step

ශුක්‍රාණුව traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sinhalese ශුක්‍ර

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseශුක්‍රMale ejaculate; semen
2Sanskritशुक्रbright, resplendent; clear, pure, spotless;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśukrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Sinhalese අණුව

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseඅණුවatom
2Sanskritअणुatom, particle; minute, atomic; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás →