Where does “xiir” come from?

xiir (Southeastern Tepehuan) comes from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

xiir (Southeastern Tepehuan): saddle

Definitions

  1. saddle

Ancestry of “xiir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsillachair; saddle
2Old Spanishsiellachair
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-Every word from Proto-Italic sedlāEvery word from Latin sella