Where does “Selan” come from?

Selan (German) comes from Persian سیلان, from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

Selan (German): selane

Definitions

  1. selane

Ancestry of “Selan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیلانflow; flux
2PalisīhaḷaSinhalese
3Sanskritसिंहलthe island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri...
4Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
7Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

Words derived from “Selan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →