Where does “pitaka” come from?

pitaka (English) comes from Sanskrit पिटक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

pitaka (English): A collection of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures

Definitions

  1. A collection of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures

Ancestry of “pitaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिटकbasket, box
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit पिटक →