Where does “sita” come from?

sita (Old Javanese) comes from Pali seta, from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

sita (Old Javanese): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “sita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisetawhite
2Sanskritश्वेतwhite, bright, dressed in white
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás →Every word from Sanskrit श्वेत →