Etymology

pitaka

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Today it means: A collection of Buddhist scriptures. Full definition →

Sanskrit पिटक ← Proto-Indo-Aryan *pirtakas
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  1. Proto-Indo-Aryan · derived from*pirtakas
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपिटक
  3. English todaypitaka

Borrowed from Sanskrit पिटक (piṭaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pirtakas.

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