Where does “shil” come from?

shil (Romani) comes from Sanskrit शीत, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

shil (Romani): Anglicized form of śil

Definitions

  1. Anglicized form of śil

Ancestry of “shil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशीतcold
2Sanskrit-त-ed
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit शीत →