Where does “හුණ්ඩුව” come from?

හුණ්ඩුව (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil சுண்டு, from Sanskrit तुण्ड — mouth, face; cheek; beak.

හුණ්ඩුව (Sinhalese): a measure of capacity

Definitions

  1. a measure of capacity

Ancestry of “හුණ්ඩුව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசுண்டுto look small
2Sanskritतुण्डmouth, face; cheek; beak
Every word from Sanskrit तुण्ड →Every word from Tamil சுண்டு →