Where does “jhāna” come from?

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

jhāna (Pali): a state of collected, full-body awareness;...

Definitions

  1. a state of collected, full-body awareness;...

Ancestry of “jhāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
2Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought

Words derived from “jhāna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यै →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यान →