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Where does “शरीर” come from?

शरीर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शॄ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

शरीर (Sanskrit): body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...

Definitions

  1. body; bodily frame, solid parts of the body; any...

Ancestry of “शरीर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशॄto crush, rend, break or shatter; to kill; to be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “शरीर”

  • śarīra
  • 舍利
  • 舎利
  • శరీరము
  • शारीरिक
  • शरीर
  • लिङ्गशरीर
  • शारीरिक
  • sarīra
  • શરીર
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