English
Pali
Pali comes from Sanskrit पालि ‘the tip or ear lobe, the outer ear’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपालिpāli‘the tip or ear lobe, the outer ear’
- EnglishtodayPali
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपालिpāli‘the tip or ear lobe, the outer ear’
- EnglishtodayPali
The story
A learned borrowing from Sanskrit पालि (pāli).
Every English word from Sanskrit पालि
Today it means
name A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit पालि / Pali