Where does “禅那” come from?

禅那 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 禪那, from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

禅那 (Japanese): Zen meditation practice

Definitions

  1. Zen meditation practice

Ancestry of “禅那”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese禪那—
2Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
3Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought

Words derived from “禅那”

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