Where does “nirwana” come from?

nirwana (Malay) comes from Sanskrit निर्वाण, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

nirwana (Malay): extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit

Definitions

  1. extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit

Ancestry of “nirwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिर्वाणblowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,...
2Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
3Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “nirwana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →