Where does “vaṇṇadāsī” come from?

vaṇṇadāsī (Pali) comes from Pali vaṇṇa, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vaṇṇadāsī (Pali): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “vaṇṇadāsī”, step by step

vaṇṇadāsī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vaṇṇa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivaṇṇacolour; appearance; caste
2Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Pali dāsī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidāsīfemale slave
2Sanskritदासीfemale servant; a female servant or slave; female...
3Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel
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