Where does “စေတီ” come from?

စေတီ (Mon) comes from Pali cetiya, from Sanskrit चैत्य, from Sanskrit चित्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

စေတီ (Mon): stupa, pagoda

Definitions

  1. stupa, pagoda

Ancestry of “စေတီ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicetiyamemorial; pagoda
2Sanskritचैत्यthe individual soul; a funeral monument or स्तूप​...
3Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →Every word from Sanskrit चित् →Every word from Sanskrit चैत्य →