From Sanskrit स्विद्यति (svidyati), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“to sweat”). Cognate with Pali sijjati.
𑀲𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (sijjaï) (Devanagari सिज्जइ, Kannada ಸಿಜ್ಜಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)