Where does “Seliștean” come from?
Seliștean (Romanian) comes from Romanian seliște, from Romanian siliște, from Old Church Slavonic селище, from Serbo-Croatian селити, from Ukrainian село, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
Ancestry of “Seliștean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | seliște | — |
| 2 | Romanian | siliște | abandoned village, place where a village existed |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | селище | dwelling place |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | селити | to migrate; to move |
| 5 | Ukrainian | село | village; country; rural area |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | село | dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | selo | village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |