Where does “khāra” come from?
khāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit क्षर, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.
khāra (Pali): donkey
Definitions
- donkey
Ancestry of “khāra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | क्षर | perishable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्षर् | to flow, melt, perish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |