Where does “संवेदनशीलता” come from?

संवेदनशीलता (Hindi) comes from Hindi संवेदनशील, from Hindi -शील, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

संवेदनशीलता (Hindi): sensitivity, sensitiveness

Definitions

  1. sensitivity, sensitiveness

Ancestry of “संवेदनशीलता”, step by step

संवेदनशीलता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi संवेदनशील

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसंवेदनशीलsensitive
2Hindi-शीलhaving; -ful
3Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Hindi ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiताuntil
2Classical Persianتا—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →Every word from Sanskrit शील →