Where does “वज्रयान” come from?

वज्रयान (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वज्र, 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.

वज्रयान (Sanskrit): Vajrayana, Tibetan Buddhism

Definitions

  1. Vajrayana, Tibetan Buddhism

Ancestry of “वज्रयान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवज्र"the hard or mighty one", a thunderbolt; a...
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “वज्रयान”

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