Where does “pāpa” come from?

pāpa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit पाप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pāpás — bad.

pāpa (Pali): evil, sinful; a sin, bad deed

Definitions

  1. evil, sinful; a sin, bad deed

Ancestry of “pāpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपापbad, vicious, wicked, evil, wretched, vile, low;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpāpásbad

Words derived from “pāpa”

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