Where does “ฌาน” come from?

ฌาน (Thai) comes from Pali jhāna, from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

ฌาน (Thai): dhyana

Definitions

  1. dhyana

Ancestry of “ฌาน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijhānaa state of collected, full-body awareness;...
2Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
3Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यै →Every word from Sanskrit ध्यान →