Where does “parinirvana” come from?

parinirvana (English) comes from Sanskrit परिनिर्वाण, from Sanskrit निर्वाण, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

parinirvana (English): The final release from rebirth

Definitions

  1. The final release from rebirth

Ancestry of “parinirvana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरिनिर्वाणcompletely extinguished or finished
2Sanskritनिर्वाणblowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,...
3Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
4Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →