Where does “andhakāra” come from?
andhakāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अन्धकार, from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
andhakāra (Pali): darkness
Definitions
- darkness
Ancestry of “andhakāra”, step by step
andhakāra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अन्धकार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्धकार | darkness |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्ध | blind; dark; n night, darkness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | andʰás | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂endʰ-ó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Pali kāra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | kāra | deed; doing, manner; production, application |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Pali andha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | andha | blind |