Where does “साधना” come from?

साधना (Hindi) comes from Old Hindi साधना, from Sanskrit साध्नोति, from Proto-Indo-European seHdʰ- — to reach a goal; to succeed.

साधना (Hindi): meditation; penance; to accomplish, acquire...

Definitions

  1. meditation; penance; to accomplish, acquire...

Ancestry of “साधना”, step by step

साधना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Hindi साधना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hindiसाधनाto fulfil, practice, prove
2Sanskritसाध्नोतिto obtain; to attain, accomplish
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanseHdʰ-to reach a goal; to succeed

via Sanskrit साधना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसाधनाperformance

Words derived from “साधना”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seHdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit साध्नोति →Every word from Old Hindi साधना →