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

  1. Five Precepts

Ancestry of “ငါးပါးသီလ”, step by step

ငါးပါးသီလ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သီလ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသီလmorals; precepts
2Palisīlanature; habit
3Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Burmese ငါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးfive; fish
2Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ

via Burmese ပါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပါးthin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-
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