Where does “ศีลอด” come from?
ศีลอด (Thai) comes from Thai ศีล, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
ศีลอด (Thai): sawm
Ancestry of “ศีลอด”, step by step
ศีลอด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ศีล
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ศีล | precept; morality |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शील | conduct, disposition, nature, tendency; custom,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शी | to lie down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Thai อด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อด | to abstain; to forbear; to refrain; to hold; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʔɤtᴰ | to go hungry |