Where does “āgama” come from?
āgama (Pali) comes from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
āgama (Pali): coming, arrival
Definitions
- coming, arrival
Ancestry of “āgama”, step by step
āgama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit आगम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आगम | something handed down through tradition; theory,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Pali gam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | gam | — |