Where does “舍利” come from?
舍利 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit शरीर, from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
舍利 (Chinese): śarīra; name of a bird , said to inhabit the Pure...
Definitions
- śarīra; name of a bird , said to inhabit the Pure...
Ancestry of “舍利”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शरीर | body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शॄ | to crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |