Where does “pahāra” come from?
pahāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit प्रहार, from Sanskrit प्रहर — division of time.
pahāra (Pali): blow
Ancestry of “pahāra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रहार | attack, hit |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रहर | division of time |