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Where does “جشه” come from?

جشه (Persian) comes from Chinese 袈裟, from Sanskrit काषाय, from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

جشه (Persian): robe

Definitions

  1. robe

Ancestry of “جشه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese袈裟kāṣāya
2Sanskritकाषायbrownish red; brown-red cloth or garment
3Sanskritकषाय—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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