Where does “चिंतनशील” come from?
चिंतनशील (Hindi) comes from Hindi शील, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
चिंतनशील (Hindi): thoughtful, thinking
Ancestry of “चिंतनशील”, step by step
चिंतनशील traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi शील
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शील | principle of moral conduct |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Hindi चिंतन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चिंतन | thought, contemplation, pondering |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चिन्तन | thinking, thinking of, reflecting upon; anxious... |