Where does “जितेन्द्रिय” come from?

जितेन्द्रिय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit इन्द्रिय, from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras — Indra.

जितेन्द्रिय (Sanskrit): Having subdued the senses, calm, unmoved

Definitions

  1. Having subdued the senses, calm, unmoved

Ancestry of “जितेन्द्रिय”, step by step

जितेन्द्रिय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit इन्द्रिय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्द्रियpower, force, the quality which belongs...
2Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
3Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra

via Sanskrit जित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजितwinning, acquiring; conquering; removing
2Sanskritजिwin, conquer
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force
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