Where does “jhāyati” come from?

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

jhāyati (Pali): to burn, be on fire

Definitions

  1. to burn, be on fire

Ancestry of “jhāyati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्यायतिto think of, imagine
2Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यै →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यायति →