Where does “ਸਿਲ” come from?

ਸਿਲ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

ਸਿਲ (Punjabi): a flat stone on which spices are ground or knives sharpened

Definitions

  1. a flat stone on which spices are ground or knives sharpened

Ancestry of “ਸਿਲ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH →Every word from Sanskrit शिला →
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