Where does “kesādhātu” come from?
kesādhātu (Pali) comes from Pali kesa, from Sanskrit केश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas.
kesādhātu (Pali): hair relic
Definitions
- hair relic
Ancestry of “kesādhātu”, step by step
kesādhātu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali kesa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | kesa | hair |
| 2 | Sanskrit | केश | hair; the mane; a kind of perfume |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | káyśas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káyćas ~ gáyćas | — |