The story
- Sinhalese · calque ofවයඹ පළාත
- Tamil · calque ofவட மேல் மாகாணம்“Northwest Province”
- English todayNorth Western Province
From north + western + province, either a calque of Tamil வட மேல் மாகாணம் (vaṭa mēl mākāṇam, “Northwest Province”) or a calque of Sinhalese වයඹ පළාත (wayaᵐba paḷāta).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.