Where does “阿毗達磨” come from?
阿毗達磨 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit अभिधर्म, from Sanskrit अभि-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
阿毗達磨 (Chinese): Abhidharma
Definitions
- Abhidharma
Ancestry of “阿毗達磨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अभिधर्म | the dogmas of Buddhist philosophy or metaphysics |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अभि- | (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |