Where does “သီတင်း” come from?

သီတင်း (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.

သီတင်း (Burmese): observation of the Eight Precepts; sabbath; moral conduct

Definitions

  1. observation of the Eight Precepts; sabbath; moral conduct

Ancestry of “သီတင်း”, step by step

သီတင်း traces back through two 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 တည်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတည်Diospyros burmanica, a species of persimmon; to...
2Palitinduka"Diospyros malabarica"
3Sanskritतिन्दुक"Diospyros malabarica"

Words derived from “သီတင်း”

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