Where does “kosārakkha” come from?

kosārakkha (Pali) comes from Pali kosa, from Sanskrit कोश, from Sanskrit कुश्यति — to embrace, enfold.

kosārakkha (Pali): keeper of a treasury

Definitions

  1. keeper of a treasury

Ancestry of “kosārakkha”, step by step

kosārakkha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali kosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikosacontainer, wrapper
2Sanskritकोशcask, vessel for holding liquids, cloud; pail,...
3Sanskritकुश्यतिto embrace, enfold

via Pali ārakkha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliārakkha—
2Sanskritआरक्ष—
Every word from Sanskrit कुश्यति →Every word from Sanskrit कोश →Every word from Pali kosa →