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Where does “ឈាន” come from?

ឈាន (Khmer) comes from Pali jhāna, from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

ឈាន (Khmer): to step, take a step, step forward, walk; to...

Definitions

  1. to step, take a step, step forward, walk; to...

Ancestry of “ឈាន”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijhānaa state of collected, full-body awareness;...
2Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
3Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
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