sils

Etymology
From an earlier, from , from , the zero grade of , , perhaps from , (whence also 🇨🇬 “to dry up”) +  (an s-mobile), or perhaps by metathesis from , from  (< ),  (whence 🇨🇬,  “dry” and 🇨🇬 “to burn”). The meaning change was probably “dry, sandy place” > “forest on a dry, sandy place” > “pinewood, pine forest.” Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) pine forest, pinewood forest or grove composed of conifers growing in nutrient-poor sandy soil