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[Ilankai
The Tamil word `Ilankai` has its origin in another Tamil word `Ilanku`. Ilanku means `be visible`. Why did the name of an island come from the word Ilanku?
Tamils are great seafarers in all known Tamil history. Tamil merchants sailed to Burma and Malaysia in the east and Greece and Rome in the west as far back as at least 3000 years. As ships and fisher men sailed off from Tamil Nadu coasts they could see the large landmass of the island. It was clearly visible. So they called the island Ilankai from the word Ilanku. The island is referred to as Ilankai in some of the oldest Tamil literature available today, for example, Sirupanattuppadai and Purananooru, both written about 2000 years ago.
The Tamil word Ilankai mutated to `Lanka` in Sinhalese. The prefix `Sri`, indicating honor, respect or reverence, was added to it and the island is today called Sri Lanka.]
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