Where does “sălik” come from?
sălik (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ဆေးလိပ်, from Burmese လိပ်, from Pali lipi, from Sanskrit लिपि, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡, from Elamite 𒁾, from Akkadian 𒁾, from Sumerian 𒁾 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
sălik (Jingpho): cigar
Definitions
- cigar
Ancestry of “sălik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆေးလိပ် | cigarette |
| 2 | Burmese | လိပ် | tortoise, turtle; writing; address |
| 3 | Pali | lipi | letter; alphabet, letter of the alphabet |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लिपि | writing; inscription; written document |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 6 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |