Where does “wihara” come from?

wihara (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦶꦲꦫ, from Old Javanese wihāra, from Sanskrit विहार — distribution, transposition; arrangement or...

wihara (Indonesian): monastery, temple, vihara

Definitions

  1. monastery, temple, vihara

Ancestry of “wihara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦮꦶꦲꦫmonastery
2Old Javanesewihāra—
3Sanskritविहारdistribution, transposition; arrangement or...
Every word from Sanskrit विहार →Every word from Old Javanese wihāra →Every word from Javanese ꦮꦶꦲꦫ →