Where does “सिलि” come from?

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

सिलि (Nepali): whetstone

Definitions

  1. whetstone

Ancestry of “सिलि”, 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 →