Where does “sarīra” come from?
sarīra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit शरीर, from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
sarīra (Pali): body
Ancestry of “sarīra”, step by step
sarīra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit शरीर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शरीर | body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शॄ | to crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Pali aṅga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | aṅga | member, body part |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग | a limb of the body; a limb, member; the body |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |
Words derived from “sarīra”