English
Shastra
Shastra comes from Sanskrit शास्त्र ‘precept, rule, book or treatise’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s- ‘to teach’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₁s-‘to teach’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₁s-tromreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćaHstramreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*śaHstramreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशास्त्रśāstra‘precept, rule, book or treatise’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Shastra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₁s-‘to teach’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₁s-tromreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćaHstramreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*śaHstramreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशास्त्रśāstra‘precept, rule, book or treatise’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Shastra
Earliest quotation: 1999, Prakashanand Saraswati: “There are six Darshan Shastras called the six schools…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s-
Today it means
noun A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s- / Shastra