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Where does “僧伽” come from?

僧伽 (Chinese) comes from Pali saṅgha, from Sanskrit सङ्घ, from Sanskrit हन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan-.

僧伽 (Chinese): sangha; Buddhist community of monks, nuns,...

Definitions

  1. sangha; Buddhist community of monks, nuns,...

Ancestry of “僧伽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisaṅghamultitude, assemblage of people; sangha
2Sanskritसङ्घassembly; association; group
3Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—
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