Where does “сила” come from?

сила (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic сила, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

сила (Bulgarian): strength, force, forcefulness; power, might;...

Definitions

  1. strength, force, forcefulness; power, might;...

Ancestry of “сила”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсилаpower, force; virtue, strength; miracle
2Proto-Slavicsilastrength, force
3Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀlāˀstrength, force; soul
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂i-l-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “сила”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂ →