Where does “සටන්කරනවා” come from?
සටන්කරනවා (Sinhalese) comes from Sinhalese කරනවා, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit करोति, from Sanskrit कृणोति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti — to do; to make; to build.
සටන්කරනවා (Sinhalese): to fight
Definitions
- to fight
Ancestry of “සටන්කරනවා”, step by step
සටන්කරනවා traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sinhalese කරනවා
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinhalese | කරනවා | to do |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀓𑀭𑀇 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 | to do |
| 4 | Sanskrit | करोति | to do |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृणोति | to do, make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥náwti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥náwti | to do, make |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥-néw-ti ~ kʷr̥-nw-énti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Sinhalese සටන
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinhalese | සටන | — |