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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *sinȷ́ʰás Proto-Indo-Aryan *sinźʰás Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) Proto-Indo-European *-lós Sanskrit -ल (-la) Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala) Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwiHpás Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa) Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa) Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva)bor. Persian سرندیپ (sarandip)bor. Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb)bor. English Serendib From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Related to Ceylon.
Meanings
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An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.
2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serendip | alternative | lexicographic |