Where does “śastra” come from?

śastra (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit शस्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćastrám, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

śastra (Old Javanese): weapon

Definitions

  1. weapon

Ancestry of “śastra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशस्त्रinvocation, praise; reciting, recitation; sword
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćastrám—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “śastra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćastrám →Every word from Sanskrit शस्त्र →