Interestingly, it's the British who introduced tea to Sri Lanka, so the Sinhalese word තේ (tē) is an adaptation. So is very possibly the word for pineapple: ana

Interestingly, it's the British who introduced tea to Sri Lanka, so the Sinhalese word තේ (tē) is an adaptation. So is very possibly the word for pineapple: ananas - annasi (අන්නාසි). However, the following similarities are probably due to the common roots of Latin and Sanskrit: English/Latin - Sinhalese Nose - Naas Dental - Danta Three - Three Regina (Queen) - Regina There are many others... Words adapted from Sinhalese to English: Anaconda - Henakandaya (හෙණකඳයා) (Means "Massive Body")