Where does “शिला” come from?

शिला (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

शिला (Marathi): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “शिला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →