Where does “-sih” come from?
-sih (Navajo) comes from Translingual Si, from English sinhalese, from English Sinhala, from Sinhalese සිංහල, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás.
-sih (Navajo): hope
Definitions
- hope
Ancestry of “-sih”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Si | silicon; symbol for silicon |
| 2 | English | sinhalese | Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture |
| 3 | English | Sinhala | The indigenous language of the majority people of... |
| 4 | Sinhalese | සිංහල | Sinhala, Sinhalese, Singhalese (language) |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सिंहल | the island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिंह | the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sinźʰás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sinȷ́ʰás | lion |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sinǵʰós- | — |