Where does “siy” come from?

siy (Zoogocho Zapotec) comes from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

siy (Zoogocho Zapotec): seat, chair

Definitions

  1. seat, chair

Ancestry of “siy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsillachair; saddle
2Old Spanishsiellachair
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-Every word from Proto-Italic sedlāEvery word from Latin sella