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Where does “دھیان” come from?

دھیان (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

دھیان (Urdu): attention; meditation, reflection; consideration,...

Definitions

  1. attention; meditation, reflection; consideration,...

Ancestry of “دھیان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्यानmeditation, thought, reflection, profound and...
2Sanskritध्यैto contemplate, meditate, think of
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
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