Where does “प्रायश्चित्त” come from?

प्रायश्चित्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चित्त, from Sanskrit चित्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

प्रायश्चित्त (Sanskrit): atonement, expiation, repentance

Definitions

  1. atonement, expiation, repentance

Ancestry of “प्रायश्चित्त”, step by step

प्रायश्चित्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चित्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्तthinking; reflecting; imagining
2Sanskritचित्तिthinking, thought
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čítˢtišthought, consciousness
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

via Sanskrit प्रायश्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रायश्—

Words derived from “प्रायश्चित्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš →