නසිනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *náćyati

Sanskrit नश्य॑ति (náśyati)

Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (ṇassaï)

Sinhalese නසිනවා (nasinawā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (ṇassaï), from Sanskrit नश्य॑ति (náśyati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náćyati, from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- + *-yeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəsinəwaː]

Verb

නසිනවා • (nasinawā)(intransitive)

1. to die

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “නසිනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.