Where does “micchācāra” come from?

micchācāra (Pali) comes from Pali micchā, from Sanskrit मिथ्या, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

micchācāra (Pali): misconduct

Definitions

  1. misconduct

Ancestry of “micchācāra”, step by step

micchācāra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali micchā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimicchāwrong, wrongly
2Sanskritमिथ्याillusion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

via Pali cāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicāramotion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit मिथ्या →Every word from Pali micchā →