Where does “kāsāya” come from?

kāsāya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit काषाय, from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kāsāya (Pali): dyed with brown colour

Definitions

  1. dyed with brown colour

Ancestry of “kāsāya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाषायbrownish red; brown-red cloth or garment
2Sanskritकषायastringent
3Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars- →Every word from Sanskrit कषाय →
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