sutra

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • (literature) sutra (rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy)
  • (Buddhism) sutra (scriptural narrative)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (thread, string, rule, yarn, sutra, fibre, series thread) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *súHtram derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHtram derived from Proto-Indo-European *súh₁trom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*súh₁trom

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