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Where does “tulā” come from?

tulā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

tulā (Pali): beam or pole for balancing and carrying or...

Definitions

  1. beam or pole for balancing and carrying or...

Ancestry of “tulā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “tulā”

  • តុល
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