Where does “ၸေႇတီႇ” come from?

ၸေႇတီႇ (Shan) comes from Pali cetiya, from Sanskrit चैत्य, from Sanskrit चित्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

ၸေႇတီႇ (Shan): pagoda

Definitions

  1. pagoda

Ancestry of “ၸေႇတီႇ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicetiyamemorial; pagoda
2Sanskritचैत्यthe individual soul; a funeral monument or स्तूप​...
3Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →Every word from Sanskrit चित् →Every word from Sanskrit चैत्य →
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