Where does “maselan” come from?

maselan (Tagalog) comes from German Selan, from Persian سیلان, from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

maselan (Tagalog): delicate; fragile

Definitions

  1. delicate; fragile

Ancestry of “maselan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelanselane
2Persianسیلانflow; flux
3PalisīhaḷaSinhalese
4Sanskritसिंहलthe island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri...
5Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
6Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
8Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →