Where does “moksha” come from?
moksha (English) comes from Sanskrit मोक्ष, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós.
moksha (English): In Indian philosophy and theology, the final...
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Ancestry of “moksha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मोक्ष | emancipation, liberation, release from; moksha;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | — |