Where does “nirvana” come from?

Nirvana comes from Sanskrit निर्वाण, composed of निस् and नि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ní, Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, and Proto-Indo-European h₁én.

nirvana (English): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state...

Definitions

  1. Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state...

Ancestry of “nirvana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिर्वाणblowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,...
2Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
3Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “nirvana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →