Where does “dayā” come from?
dayā (Old Javanese) comes from Pali hadaya, from Sanskrit हृदय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
dayā (Old Javanese): sympathy
Definitions
- sympathy
Ancestry of “dayā”, step by step
dayā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali hadaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | hadaya | heart; feeling, heart |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हृदय | the heart; soul, mind, spirit; the heart or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰŕ̥dayam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Sanskrit दया
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दया | sympathy; compassion; pity |