Where does “あみだくじ” come from?

あみだくじ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 阿弥陀, from Sanskrit अमिताभ, from Sanskrit अमित, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

あみだくじ (Japanese): ladder lottery; Amidakuji

Definitions

  1. ladder lottery; Amidakuji

Ancestry of “あみだくじ”, step by step

あみだくじ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 阿弥陀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese阿弥陀Amitābha
2SanskritअमिताभImmeasurable Light
3Sanskritअमितunmeasured, boundless, infinite
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Old Japanese くし

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseくし—

Words derived from “あみだくじ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →