I speak and read Sinhala fluently. I can't speak to origins, but one thing that struck me the first time I learned a little Latin was the similarities: queen:

I speak and read Sinhala fluently. I can't speak to origins, but one thing that struck me the first time I learned a little Latin was the similarities: queen: latin = regina. sinhala = regina. tooth: latin = dente. sinhala = danta. nose: latin = nasus. sinhala = naasa. Etc.