Where does “сельва” come from?
сельва (Russian) comes from Spanish selva, from Old Spanish selva, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
сельва (Russian): tropical rainforest ; Amazon rainforest, selva
Definitions
- tropical rainforest ; Amazon rainforest, selva
Ancestry of “сельва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | selva | forest or jungle, wood, chiefly a rainforest |
| 2 | Old Spanish | selva | — |
| 3 | Latin | silva | wood, forest; orchard, grove |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |