The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromवेति“hunt”
- Sinhalese · borrowed fromවැද්දා“hunter”
- English todayVedda
From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā, “hunter”), from Sanskrit वेति (veti, “hunt”), q.v.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vedda
Today it means: One of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka. Full definition →
Sinhalese වැද්දා ← Sanskrit वेति