Where does “sutta” come from?

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

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-to sew

Words derived from “sutta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Sanskrit सूत्र →