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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Baltic | šil- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱl̥- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skel- | to be obligated, owe; to be guilty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
Words derived from “silas”