Where does “sils” come from?

sils (Latvian) comes from Latvian silas, 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.

sils (Latvian): pine forest, pinewood

Definitions

  1. pine forest, pinewood

Ancestry of “sils”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansilas—
2Proto-Balticšil-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱl̥-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskel-to be obligated, owe; to be guilty
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “sils”

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