Where does “skandha” come from?
skandha (English) comes from Sanskrit स्कन्ध, from Sanskrit स्कन्द्, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
skandha (English): Any of the five attributes that constitute the...
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- Any of the five attributes that constitute the...
Ancestry of “skandha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्कन्ध | shoulder, torso; tree trunk; large branch or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्कन्द् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |