Where does “śilā” come from?
śilā (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
śilā (Old Javanese): stone
Ancestry of “śilā”, step by step
śilā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit शील
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Sanskrit शिला
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शिला | stone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćHláH | — |
Words derived from “śilā”