Where does “열반” come from?

열반 (Korean) comes from Chinese 涅槃, from Pali nibbāna, from Sanskrit निर्वाण, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

열반 (Korean): nirvana

Definitions

  1. nirvana

Ancestry of “열반”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese涅槃nirvana
2Palinibbānanirvana
3Sanskritनिर्वाणblowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,...
4Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
5Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
7Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →