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Where does “sinh” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sinh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSinhalaThe indigenous language of the majority people of...
2Sinhaleseසිංහල—
3Sanskritसिंहलthe island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri...
4Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
7Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
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