Where does “shari” come from?
shari (English) comes from Japanese 舎利, from Chinese 舍利, from Sanskrit शरीर, from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
shari (English): Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree
Definitions
- Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree
Ancestry of “shari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 舎利 | the ashes of a cremated body; white rice grains;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 舍利 | śarīra relics, especially pearl-like objects, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शरीर | body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शॄ | to crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |