Where does “Mahayanist” come from?
Mahayanist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
Mahayanist (English): A follower of Mahayana Buddhism
Definitions
- A follower of Mahayana Buddhism
Ancestry of “Mahayanist”, step by step
Mahayanist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English Mahayana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mahayana | One of the two primary branches of Buddhism that emerged around the 1st century BCE, which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, and emphasizes the path of bodhisattva |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महायान | Mahayana |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |