Where does “禅” come from?
禅 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 禅那, from Middle Chinese 禪那, from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.
禅 (Japanese): "dhyana-samadhi"; the disciplines and doctrine of...
Definitions
- "dhyana-samadhi"; the disciplines and doctrine of...
Ancestry of “禅”, step by step
禅 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 禅那
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 禅那 | Zen meditation practice |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 禪那 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ध्यान | meditation, thought, reflection, profound and... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ध्यै | to contemplate, meditate, think of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyh₂- | mind, thought |
via Middle Chinese 禪
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 禪 | — |
via Late Middle Chinese 禪
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Middle Chinese | 禪 | — |