Where does “issā” come from?

issā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit ऋक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

issā (Pali): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “issā”, step by step

issā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ऋक्ष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऋक्षa bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"
2Proto-Indo-AryanHŕ̥ṭṣasbear
3Proto-Indo-IranianHŕ̥ćšasbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

via Sanskrit ईर्ष्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritईर्ष्याenvy or impatience over another's success,...
2Sanskritईर्ष्य्—

Words derived from “issā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas →