Where does “kapala” come from?
kapala (English) comes from Tibetan ཀ་པ་ལ, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kapala (English): A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric...
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- A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric...
Ancestry of “kapala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | ཀ་པ་ལ | Alternative form of ཀ་པཱ་ལ |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कपाल | skull, cranium; bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kapā́las | skull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káp-ōl- | head, bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |