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Where does “samadhi” come from?

Samadhi comes from Sanskrit समाधि, derived from Sanskrit सम combined with roots tracing to Proto-Indo-European sem-, meaning "together."

samadhi (English): A state of transcendent union supposed to be...

Definitions

  1. A state of transcendent union supposed to be...

Ancestry of “samadhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमाधिputting together, joining or combining with; a...
2Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Sanskritधा—
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
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