Where does “刹那” come from?

刹那 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 剎那, from Sanskrit क्षण — any instantaneous point of time, an instant, a...

刹那 (Japanese): see "setsuna" below; an instant, a moment; the...

Definitions

  1. see "setsuna" below; an instant, a moment; the...

Ancestry of “刹那”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese剎那
2Sanskritक्षणany instantaneous point of time, an instant, a...
Every word from Sanskrit क्षणEvery word from Middle Chinese 剎那