Where does “ぜん” come from?
ぜん (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.
ぜん (Japanese): 全 entire, complete, overall; 前 the previous; 善...
Definitions
- 全 entire, complete, overall; 前 the previous; 善...
Ancestry of “ぜん”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ध्यान | meditation, thought, reflection, profound and... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ध्यै | to contemplate, meditate, think of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyh₂- | mind, thought |