Where does “Sadul lui Sân” come from?
Sadul lui Sân (Romanian) comes from Romanian sân, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
Ancestry of “Sadul lui Sân”, step by step
Sadul lui Sân traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian sân
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sân | breast |
| 2 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 3 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Proto-Austronesian Sadu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | Sadu | — |
| 2 | Pali | sādhu | well |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साधु | straight, right; leading straight to a goal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sáHdʰuṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáHdʰuš | successful, accomplished |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séHdʰ-u-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |