Where does “ස්වාමියා” come from?

ස්වාමියා (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

ස්වාමියා (Sinhalese): lord, master, owner

Definitions

  1. lord, master, owner

Ancestry of “ස්වාමියා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
2Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá →