Where does “guna” come from?

guna (Balinese) comes from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.

guna (Balinese): use

Definitions

  1. use

Ancestry of “guna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliguṇastring, cord; quality, attribute; especially a...
2Palisikkhāstudy, discipline; phonetics
3Sanskritशिक्षाlearning, study; knowledge, art, skill
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćikš-to learn
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