Where does “วิปัสสนาธุระ” come from?

วิปัสสนาธุระ (Thai) comes from Thai ธุระ, from Shona dhura, from Afrikaans duur, from Dutch duur, from Dutch duren, from Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō — far; long.

วิปัสสนาธุระ (Thai): study by means of training one's mind for the...

Definitions

  1. study by means of training one's mind for the...

Ancestry of “วิปัสสนาธุระ”, step by step

วิปัสสนาธุระ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ธุระ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiธุระbusiness; affairs; errands
2Shonadhurabe expensive
3Afrikaansduurexpensive
4Dutchduurexpensive; duration
5Dutchdurento last, to take
6Middle Dutchdurento continue, to persist; to keep; to be durable
7Old Frenchdurerto last
8Latindūrōto harden, make hard
9Latindūrus
10Proto-Italicdūros
11Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
12Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Thai วิปัสสนา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวิปัสสนาenlightenment; thorough knowledge; the training...
2Palivipassanāright knowledge
3Palivi-
4Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Italic dūros