Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit एति (éti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti. Cognate with Konkani येव्चे (yevce), Marathi येणे (yeṇe).

Verb

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එනවා (enawā)

  1. to come

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áiti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press