Where does “séla” come from?

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

séla (Javanese): Krama of watu

Definitions

  1. Krama of watu

Ancestry of “séla”, step by step

séla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseselasaddle
2Old Portuguesesela—
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—

via Sanskrit शिला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedlā →Every word from Latin sella →