Where does “सिलाई” come from?
सिलाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi सीना, from Old Marathi सीव, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀫, from Sanskrit अस्मि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
सिलाई (Hindi): the act of sewing
Definitions
- the act of sewing
Ancestry of “सिलाई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सीना | to sew, stitch, mend; chest, breast |
| 2 | Old Marathi | सीव | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀫 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अस्मि | present active first-person singular of अस्ति |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hásmi | first-person singular present indicative of *Has- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásmi | first-person singular present indicative of *Has- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |