Where does “සිංහල” come from?

සිංහල (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

සිංහල (Sinhalese): Sinhala, Sinhalese, Singhalese (language)

Definitions

  1. Sinhala, Sinhalese, Singhalese (language)

Ancestry of “සිංහල”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसिंहलthe island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri...
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

Words derived from “සිංහල”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →