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
- Any of several canons of Buddhist scripture
Ancestry of “Tripitaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | त्रिपिटक | Three Baskets |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “Tripitaka”