English
shruti
Shruti comes from Sanskrit श्रुति ‘hearing, listening’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रुśru‘to listen, hear’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रुतिśruti‘hearing, listening’
- Englishtodayshruti
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रुśru‘to listen, hear’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रुतिśruti‘hearing, listening’
- Englishtodayshruti
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’
listen, client, loud, scout, linn, leer, lithe, umlaut, 14 more
Today it means
noun The smallest interval of pitch that can be detected or produced.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- / shruti