Where does “ސިޓީ” come from?

ސިޓީ (Dhivehi) comes from English city, from Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ސިޓީ (Dhivehi): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “ސިޓީ”, step by step

ސިޓީ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English city

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcityA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
2Middle Englishcitecity
3Old FrenchcitetAlternative form of cité
4Latincīvitās—
5Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Hindi चिट्ठी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचिट्ठीletter
2Sanskrit*चिष्टmessage
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćiṣṭásmessage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →