Where does “maṇḍala” come from?
maṇḍala (English) comes from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
maṇḍala (English): Alternative spelling of mandala
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of mandala
Ancestry of “maṇḍala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मण्डल | circular, round; disk; anything round |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -ल | an adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “maṇḍala”