Where does “sītā” come from?
sītā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit शीत, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
sītā (Pali): furrow
Definitions
- furrow
Ancestry of “sītā”, step by step
sītā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit शीत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शीत | cold |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -त | -ed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Sanskrit सीता
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सीता | a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV.... |