Where does “Tripitaka” come from?

Tripitaka (English) comes from Sanskrit त्रिपिटक, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Tripitaka (English): Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture

Definitions

  1. Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture

Ancestry of “Tripitaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिपिटकThree Baskets
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “Tripitaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →