Etymology

Sheela

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Today it means: A female given name from Sanskrit of Indian origin. Full definition →

Hindi शीला ← Sanskrit शील
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromशील“character, good conduct”
  2. Hindi · derived fromशीला
  3. English todaySheela

From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”).

Words from the same roots

Hindiशीला all →

sheila

Sanskritशील all →

sheila

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.