Where does “paritta” come from?

paritta (Pali) comes from Pali pari, from Pali lābha, from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

paritta (Pali): safeguard

Definitions

  1. safeguard

Ancestry of “paritta”, step by step

paritta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali pari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipari—
2Palilābha—
3Sanskritलाभmeeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,...
4Sanskritलभ्to gain, possess
5Proto-Indo-Iranianlabʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlebʰ-youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

via Middle Dutch trā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtrā—
2Old Dutchtrada—
3Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “paritta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लभ् →