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