Where does “三昧” come from?
三昧 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 三昧, from Sanskrit समाधि, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.
三昧 (Japanese): samadhi; doing something to one's heart's content
Definitions
- samadhi; doing something to one's heart's content
Ancestry of “三昧”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Chinese | 三昧 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समाधि | putting together, joining or combining with; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धा | to put, place, set, lay in or on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰaH- | — |