Where does “vohāra” come from?

vohāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit व्यवहार, from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

vohāra (Pali): expression, jurisprudence, current appellation

Definitions

  1. expression, jurisprudence, current appellation

Ancestry of “vohāra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्यवहारcommon practice; commerce; action
2Sanskritहृto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Sanskrit हृ →Every word from Sanskrit व्यवहार →
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