Where does “त्रिपिटक” come from?

त्रिपिटक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

त्रिपिटक (Sanskrit): Three Baskets

Definitions

  1. Three Baskets

Ancestry of “त्रिपिटक”, step by step

त्रिपिटक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit त्रि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिthree
2Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Sanskrit पिटक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिटकbasket, box
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

Words derived from “त्रिपिटक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →