myEtymology.com: English etymology of jainism

Etymology of the English word jainism

the English word jainism

derived from the English word Jain

derived from the Hindi word jaina

using the Sanskrit prefix jaina-

derived from the Sanskrit word jinaḥ

derived from the Sanskrit word jayati

derived from the Hindi word Jain

derived from the Sanskrit word jaina

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")