sentences:  Konda came to mean hair in Sri Lanka only after the 15th century Kotte period.Prior to that hair was referred to in the Sinhala language as kes, varalasa, dhammilla or muhulasa.The name Konda has been preserved to date in Sri Lankan Karava family names such as Vira Konda Árachchige, Vadana Konda Árachchige, Vira Konda Patabendige and other such names.