Where does “Amida” come from?

Amida (English) comes from Japanese 阿弥陀, from Sanskrit अमिताभ, from Sanskrit अमित, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Amida (English): An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey

Definitions

  1. An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey

Ancestry of “Amida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese阿弥陀Amitābha
2SanskritअमिताभImmeasurable Light
3Sanskritअमितunmeasured, boundless, infinite
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “Amida”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →