Where does “rukkha” come from?

rukkha (Pali) comes from Pali deva, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

rukkha (Pali): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “rukkha”, step by step

rukkha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali deva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidevagod; angel
2Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Sanskrit वृक्ष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृक्षa tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwr̥ṭṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwr̥ćšástree

Words derived from “rukkha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →