Where does “涅槃” come from?
涅槃 (Japanese) comes from Pali nibbāna, from Sanskrit निर्वाण, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
涅槃 (Japanese): nirvana enlightened experience
Definitions
- nirvana enlightened experience
Ancestry of “涅槃”, step by step
涅槃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali nibbāna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | nibbāna | nirvana |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निर्वाण | blowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निस् | out, forth, away &c |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
via Middle Chinese 涅槃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 涅槃 | — |