Where does “sheila” come from?

sheila (English) comes from Irish Síle, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

sheila (English): A woman; A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim...

Definitions

  1. A woman; A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim...

Ancestry of “sheila”, step by step

sheila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Síle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSíleeffeminate person, sissy
2Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
3Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

via Arabic شَيْلَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْلَاء—

Words derived from “sheila”

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