Where does “abhirūpa” come from?

abhirūpa (Pali) comes from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

abhirūpa (Pali): beautiful

Definitions

  1. beautiful

Ancestry of “abhirūpa”, step by step

abhirūpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali rūpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palirūpaform, figure, material form
2Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
3Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Pali abhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliabhiover; upon; etc
Every word from Sanskrit रूप् →Every word from Sanskrit रूप →Every word from Pali rūpa →