English
diksha
Diksha comes from Sanskrit दीक्षा ‘consecration, initiation’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to offer’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to offer’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदीक्ष्dīkṣ‘to consecrate’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEदीक्षाdīkṣā‘consecration, initiation’
- Englishtodaydiksha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-‘to offer’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदीक्ष्dīkṣ‘to consecrate’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEदीक्षाdīkṣā‘consecration, initiation’
- Englishtodaydiksha
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘to offer’
doctor, document, decent, tail, doctrine, decoration, dignity, decor, paradox, dogma, disdain, dainty, fonda, docile, doctrinal, indignation, dodo, indignant, décor, dox, docent, deign, dignitary, digne, 53 more
Today it means
noun The giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / diksha