Where does “សិលា” come from?
សិលា (Khmer) comes from Pali sīla, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
សិលា (Khmer): rock; stone
Ancestry of “សិលា”, step by step
សិលា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali sīla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | sīla | nature; habit |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Sanskrit शिला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शिला | stone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćHláH | — |
Words derived from “សិលា”