Where does “sutra” come from?

sutra (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

sutra (Norwegian Bokmål): sutra; inflection of sutre: ## simple past ##...

Definitions

  1. sutra; inflection of sutre: ## simple past ##...

Ancestry of “sutra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Sanskrit सूत्र →