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
- Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state...
Ancestry of “nirvana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | निर्वाण | blowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निस् | out, forth, away &c |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
Words derived from “nirvana”