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

  1. 全 entire, complete, overall; 前 the previous; 善...

Ancestry of “ぜん”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
2Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought

Words derived from “ぜん”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यै →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यान →