Where does “sangha” come from?

Sangha comes from Sanskrit सङ्घ, meaning a gathering or assembly.

sangha (English): The community of all followers of the Buddha; the...

Definitions

  1. The community of all followers of the Buddha; the...

Ancestry of “sangha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसङ्घassembly; association; group
2Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—

Words derived from “sangha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan- →Every word from Sanskrit हन् →Every word from Sanskrit सङ्घ →