Where does “yāna” come from?

yāna (Pali) comes from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

yāna (Pali): going, journey, motion; means of conveyance;...

Definitions

  1. going, journey, motion; means of conveyance;...

Ancestry of “yāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
3Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “yāna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →