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Where does “silāną” come from?

silāną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

silāną (Proto-Germanic): to be still, be silent

Definitions

  1. to be still, be silent

Ancestry of “silāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent

Words derived from “silāną”

  • pikkuhiljaa
  • hipihiljaa
  • hiljaa
  • hiljetä
  • hil'l'
  • hilleta
  • hiljada
  • šilja
  • hilja
  • iľľaa
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