Where does “sastra” come from?

sastra (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese śastra, from Sanskrit शस्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćastrám, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

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Ancestry of “sastra”, step by step

sastra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese śastra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseśastraweapon
2Sanskritशस्त्रinvocation, praise; reciting, recitation; sword
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćastrám—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Sanskrit शास्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćastrám →Every word from Sanskrit शस्त्र →