Where does “袈裟” come from?
袈裟 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 袈裟, from Sanskrit काषाय, from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
袈裟 (Japanese): a kāṣāya
Definitions
- a kāṣāya
Ancestry of “袈裟”, step by step
袈裟 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 袈裟
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 袈裟 | kāṣāya |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काषाय | brownish red; brown-red cloth or garment |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कषाय | astringent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kars- | to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Middle Chinese 袈裟
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 袈裟 | — |