Where does “sela” come from?

sela (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese sela, from Old Portuguese sela, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

sela (Indonesian): interval, break

Definitions

  1. interval, break

Ancestry of “sela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseselasaddle
2Old Portuguesesela—
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedlā →Every word from Latin sella →