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Where does “taṇhā” come from?

taṇhā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit तृष्णा, from Proto-Iranian tŕ̥šnah, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥s-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

taṇhā (Pali): thirst, desire, craving, identified as the...

Definitions

  1. thirst, desire, craving, identified as the...

Ancestry of “taṇhā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतृष्णाthirst; desire
2Proto-Iraniantŕ̥šnahthirst
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥s-nó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “taṇhā”

  • tanha
  • ตัณหา
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