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
- sangha; Buddhist community of monks, nuns,...
Ancestry of “僧伽”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | saṅgha | multitude, assemblage of people; sangha |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सङ्घ | assembly; association; group |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हन् | killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰʰan- | — |