Where does “pāpaka” come from?

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

pāpaka (Pali): evil

Definitions

  1. evil

Ancestry of “pāpaka”, step by step

pāpaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali pāpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipāpaevil, sinful; a sin, bad deed
2Sanskritपापbad, vicious, wicked, evil, wretched, vile, low;...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpāpásbad

via Pali kā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikāfeminine nominative singular of ka; feminine...
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pāpás →Every word from Sanskrit पाप →Every word from Pali pāpa →