Where does “siliște” come from?

siliște (Romanian) comes 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.

siliște (Romanian): abandoned village, place where a village existed

Definitions

  1. abandoned village, place where a village existed

Ancestry of “siliște”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicселищеdwelling place
2Serbo-Croatianселитиto migrate; to move
3Ukrainianселоvillage; country; rural area
4Old East Slavicселоdwelling
5Proto-Slavicselovillage
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “siliște”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →