Where does “thiền” come from?

thiền (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Chinese 禪, from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

thiền (Vietnamese): Zen; meditation

Definitions

  1. Zen; meditation

Ancestry of “thiền”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese禪—
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 →