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Where does “sutta” come from?

sutta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.

sutta (Pali): thread, string

Definitions

  1. thread, string

Ancestry of “sutta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-—
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