Where does “निर्वाण” come from?
निर्वाण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit निर्वाण, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
निर्वाण (Hindi): extinguished, blown out; nirvana
Definitions
- extinguished, blown out; nirvana
Ancestry of “निर्वाण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |