Where does “ငါးပါးသီလ” come from?
ငါးပါးသီလ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သီလ, from Pali sīla, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
ငါးပါးသီလ (Burmese): Five Precepts
Definitions
- Five Precepts
Ancestry of “ငါးပါးသီလ”, step by step
ငါးပါးသီလ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese သီလ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သီလ | morals; precepts |
| 2 | Pali | sīla | nature; habit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Burmese ပါး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပါး | thin; cheek |