English
kasaya
Kasaya comes from Sanskrit काषाय ‘brown-red cloth or garment’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकाषायkāṣāya‘brown-red cloth or garment’
- Englishtodaykasaya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकाषायkāṣāya‘brown-red cloth or garment’
- Englishtodaykasaya
Every English word from Sanskrit काषाय
Today it means
noun A monastic robe worn by ordained Buddhist monks and nuns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit काषाय / kasaya