Where does “saṅsāra” come from?

saṅsāra (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit संसार, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.

saṅsāra (Old Javanese): rebirth in the world

Definitions

  1. rebirth in the world

Ancestry of “saṅsāra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंसारgoing or wandering through, undergoing...
2Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
3EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
4EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
5Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
6Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
7Vulgar Latinseior
8Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
9Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “saṅsāra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior