Where does “ชี” come from?
ชี (Thai) comes from Isan ซี, from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
ชี (Thai): priest; female priest; priestess; religieuse;...
Definitions
- priest; female priest; priestess; religieuse;...
Ancestry of “ชี”, step by step
ชี traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Isan ซี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isan | ซี | — |
| 2 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 4 | Old French | sei | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēdēs | seat, chair |
| 6 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Sanskrit जी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जी | to win |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English she
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | she | The female person or animal previously mentioned... |
| 2 | Middle English | sche | Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |