Where does “selim” come from?

selim (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sela, from Old Portuguese sela, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

selim (Portuguese): English saddle

Definitions

  1. English saddle

Ancestry of “selim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseselasaddle
2Old Portuguesesela—
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedlā →Every word from Latin sella →