Where does “Cejlon” come from?
Cejlon (Polish) comes from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan, from Persian سیلان, from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás.
Ancestry of “Cejlon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Ceilão | Ceylon |
| 2 | Old French | Seilan | — |
| 3 | Persian | سیلان | flow; flux |
| 4 | Pali | sīhaḷa | Sinhalese |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सिंहल | the island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिंह | the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sinźʰás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sinȷ́ʰás | lion |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sinǵʰós- | — |