Where does “micchāvāyāma” come from?

micchāvāyāma (Pali) comes from Pali micchā, from Sanskrit मिथ्या, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

micchāvāyāma (Pali): wrong effort

Definitions

  1. wrong effort

Ancestry of “micchāvāyāma”, step by step

micchāvāyāma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali micchā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimicchāwrong, wrongly
2Sanskritमिथ्याillusion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

via Pali vāyāma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivāyāma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ-Every word from Sanskrit मिथ्याEvery word from Pali micchā