Where does “निर्वाण” come from?
निर्वाण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
निर्वाण (Sanskrit): blowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,...
Definitions
- blowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,...
Ancestry of “निर्वाण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | निस् | out, forth, away &c |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
Words derived from “निर्वाण”