Where does “ಧ್ಯಾನ” come from?
ಧ್ಯಾನ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.
ಧ್ಯಾನ (Kannada): meditation
Ancestry of “ಧ್ಯಾನ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ध्यान | meditation, thought, reflection, profound and... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ध्यै | to contemplate, meditate, think of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyh₂- | mind, thought |