Where does “阿弥陀如来” come from?

阿弥陀如来 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 阿弥陀, from Sanskrit अमिताभ, from Sanskrit अमित, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

阿弥陀如来 (Japanese): Amitābha as the Western Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Definitions

Amitābha as the Western Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Ancestry of “阿弥陀如来”, step by step

阿弥陀如来 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 阿弥陀

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	阿弥陀	Amitābha
2	Sanskrit	अमिताभ	Immeasurable Light
3	Sanskrit	अमित	unmeasured, boundless, infinite
4	Sanskrit	अ-	un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	a-	un-, a-
6	Proto-Indo-European	n̥-	not, un-
7	Proto-Indo-European	ne	not

via Japanese 如来

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	如来	a buddha
2	Middle Chinese	にょらい	—

Words derived from “阿弥陀如来”

Amida Nyorai

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →