English
Sheela
Sheela comes from Sanskrit शील ‘character, good conduct’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशीलśīla‘character, good conduct’
- Hindic. 1500–presentशीलाśīlā
- EnglishtodaySheela
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशीलśīla‘character, good conduct’
- Hindic. 1500–presentशीलाśīlā
- EnglishtodaySheela
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to lie down, settle’
home, city, civil, hide, cemetery, civic, coma, haunt, citadel, civitas, ceilidh, hame, 33 more
Today it means
name A female given name from Sanskrit of Indian origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit शील / Sheela