Where does “大袈裟” come from?

大袈裟 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 袈裟, from Chinese 袈裟, from Sanskrit काषाय, from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

大袈裟 (Japanese): exaggerated, high-flown

Definitions

  1. exaggerated, high-flown

Ancestry of “大袈裟”, step by step

大袈裟 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 袈裟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese袈裟a kāṣāya
2Chinese袈裟kāṣāya
3Sanskritकाषायbrownish red; brown-red cloth or garment
4Sanskritकषायastringent
5Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Japanese 大

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大big, large; the large part of; arch-
2Old Japanese大big, large; large
3Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars- →Every word from Sanskrit कषाय →