Where does “සිත” come from?

සිත (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

සිත (Sinhalese): mind, intellect, heart

Definitions

  1. mind, intellect, heart

Ancestry of “සිත”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वेतwhite, bright, dressed in white
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás →Every word from Sanskrit श्वेत →
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