Etymology

Shakya

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Today it means: An ancient tribe of Iron Age India to which the Buddha belonged. Full definition →

Nepali शाक्य ← Sanskrit शाक्य
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromशाखा“branch, teak”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromशक्“to be able”
  3. Sanskrit · derived fromशाक्य
  4. Nepali · borrowed fromशाक्य
  5. English todayShakya

Borrowed from Nepali शाक्य (śākya), from Sanskrit शाक्य (śākya), which is most likely from Sanskrit शक् (śak, “to be able”). Alternatively, from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch, teak”); see Shakya for more.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritशाखा all →

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