Where does “ចាំសីល” come from?
ចាំសីល (Khmer) comes from Khmer សីល, from Pali sīla, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
ចាំសីល (Khmer): to hold, keep, adhere to the precepts
Definitions
- to hold, keep, adhere to the precepts
Ancestry of “ចាំសីល”, step by step
ចាំសីល traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សីល
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សីល | precept, moral practice/conduct/principle(s), virtue |
| 2 | Pali | sīla | nature; habit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Khmer ចាំ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចាំ | to wait (for), await, expect |