Where does “首陀羅” come from?

首陀羅 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit शूद्र — shudra.

首陀羅 (Chinese): Shudra one of the four castes of the varna system

Definitions

  1. Shudra one of the four castes of the varna system

Ancestry of “首陀羅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशूद्रshudra
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