Where does “ස්නේහය” come from?

ස්නේහය (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit स्नेह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

ස්නේහය (Sinhalese): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “ස්නේහය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्नेहoiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansnáyźʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansnáyǰʰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas →