Where does “sila” come from?

sila (Balinese) comes from Malay sila, from Classical Malay sila, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

sila (Balinese): cross-legged seating position

Definitions

  1. cross-legged seating position

Ancestry of “sila”, step by step

sila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysila—
2Classical Malaysila—
3Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Old Javanese śilā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseśilāstone
2Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →Every word from Sanskrit शील →