Where does “sunyata” come from?

sunyata (English) comes from Sanskrit शून्यता, from Sanskrit -ता, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tā́, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

sunyata (English): Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an...

Definitions

  1. Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an...

Ancestry of “sunyata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशून्यताsunyata; nonexistence, nonreality, psychological...
2Sanskrit-ता—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-tā́—
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Sanskrit -ता →Every word from Sanskrit शून्यता →