Where does “silas” come from?

silas (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic šil-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱl̥-, from Proto-Indo-European skel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “silas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticšil-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱl̥-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskel-to be obligated, owe; to be guilty
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “silas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱl̥- →