Where does “Amitābha” come from?

Amitābha (English) comes 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.

Amitābha (English): A particular buddha; an artistic depiction of this buddha

Definitions

  1. A particular buddha; an artistic depiction of this buddha

Ancestry of “Amitābha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritअमिताभImmeasurable Light
2Sanskritअमितunmeasured, boundless, infinite
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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