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Where does “śarīra” come from?

śarīra (English) comes from Sanskrit शरीर, from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

śarīra (English): Relics, especially pearl-like objects, found in...

Definitions

  1. Relics, especially pearl-like objects, found in...

Ancestry of “śarīra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरीरbody; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...
2Sanskritशॄto crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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