Where does “Seilan” come from?
Seilan (Old French) comes from Persian سیلان, from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.
Ancestry of “Seilan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | سیلان | — |
| 2 | Pali | sīhaḷa | Sinhalese |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सिंहल | the island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सिंह | the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sinźʰás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sinȷ́ʰás | lion |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sinǵʰós- | — |