Where does “dibbacakkhu” come from?

dibbacakkhu (Pali) comes from Pali cakkhu, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

dibbacakkhu (Pali): the divine eye

Definitions

  1. the divine eye

Ancestry of “dibbacakkhu”, step by step

dibbacakkhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali cakkhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicakkhueye
2Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Pali dibba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidibbadivine, heavenly; celestial
2Sanskritदिव्यdivine, heavenly, celestial; supernatural,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandiwyósheavenly
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →