Where does “kesadhātu” come from?

kesadhātu (Pali) comes from Pali kesa, from Sanskrit केश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas.

kesadhātu (Pali): hair relic

Definitions

  1. hair relic

Ancestry of “kesadhātu”, step by step

kesadhātu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali kesa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikesahair
2Sanskritकेशhair; the mane; a kind of perfume
3Proto-Indo-Aryankáyśas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáyćas ~ gáyćas—

via Pali dhātu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidhātuelement; natural condition, a relic; root of a...
2Sanskritधातुlayer, stratum; constituent part, ingredient;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas →Every word from Sanskrit केश →