Where does “yāyin” come from?
yāyin (Pali) comes from Pali ya, from Sanskrit यद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.
yāyin (Pali): going
Definitions
- going
Ancestry of “yāyin”, step by step
yāyin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | ya | who, which, that; API n; which, that |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यद् | who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyás | that, who, which |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyós | who, which; already |
via Pali in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | in | — |