Etymology

Ratnapura

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Today it means: Ratnapura, a city in Sri Lanka Full definition →

Sinhalese රත්නපුර ← Sanskrit रत्न
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपुर“city”
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromरत्न“gems”
  3. Sinhalese · borrowed fromරත්නපුර
  4. English todayRatnapura

From Sinhalese රත්නපුර (ratnapura), ultimately decomposed into Sanskrit रत्न (ratna, “gems”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritरत्न all →

RatnaRatnangi

Sanskritपुर all →

AnantapurFaridpur DistrictHarimaupuraMadaripur DistrictPirojpur District-poreSaidpurSri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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