Where does “शय” come from?

शय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

शय (Sanskrit): lying, sleeping, resting, abiding

Definitions

  1. lying, sleeping, resting, abiding

Ancestry of “शय”, step by step

शय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशीto lie down
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Quechua sayay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuasayaysteep; size, height, stature; to stop, to halt

Words derived from “शय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →