Another suggestion on the origin of Sinhala proposes that the descendants of Sinhabahu may have been called "Sinha" or lions, either because they were descended from a lion or because they were brave like a lion, but those who conquered and settled in Sri Lanka were called Sinhala simply as a derivative of "Sinha" for the people of the lion. Likewise, the conquered lands may be called 'Sinhalaya' or 'Sinhalé' (up-country Sri Lanka), or 'Sinhala dvipa', and their language 'Sinhala' or Sinhala-Bhasha'.
another suggestion on the origin of sinhala proposes that the descendants of sinhabahu may have been called "sinha" or lions either because they were descended from a lion or because they were brave like a lion but those who conquered and settled in sri lanka were called sinhala simply as a derivative of "sinha" for the people of the lion likewise the conquered lands may be called 'sinhalaya' or 'sinhalé' (up-country sri lanka) or 'sinhala dvipa' and their language 'sinhala' or sinhala-bhasha'