Where does “سیلان” come from?

سیلان (Persian) comes from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

سیلان (Persian): flow; flux

Definitions

  1. flow; flux

Ancestry of “سیلان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalisīhaḷaSinhalese
2Sanskritसिंहलthe island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri...
3Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
6Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

Words derived from “سیلان”

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