Where does “siti” come from?

siti (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese [[siti]], [[kṣiti]], from Sanskrit क्षिति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

siti (Balinese): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “siti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[siti]], [[kṣiti]]—
2Sanskritक्षितिwane, perishing, destruction, ruin; abode,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰítiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰítiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰítiš →