Where does “sila” come from?
sila (Tagalog) comes from Malay sila, from Classical Malay sila, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
sila (Tagalog): they
Ancestry of “sila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sila | — |
| 2 | Classical Malay | sila | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |