Where does “သီလ” come from?

သီလ (Burmese) comes from Pali sīla, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

သီလ (Burmese): morals; precepts

Definitions

  1. morals; precepts

Ancestry of “သီလ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “သီလ”

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