Where does “จำศีล” come from?

จำศีล (Thai) comes from Thai ศีล, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

จำศีล (Thai): to observe religious precepts, principles,...

Definitions

  1. to observe religious precepts, principles,...

Ancestry of “จำศีล”, step by step

จำศีล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศีล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศีลprecept; morality
2Sanskritशीलconduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,...
3Sanskritशीto lie down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Thai จำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจำto stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain; to...
2Old Khmercāṃ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →Every word from Sanskrit शील →
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