Where does “နည်းပညာ” come from?

နည်းပညာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပညာ, from Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

နည်းပညာ (Burmese): technology

Definitions

  1. technology

Ancestry of “နည်းပညာ”, step by step

နည်းပညာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပညာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပညာknowledge; learning; education; schooling; skill;...
2Palipaññāwisdom; insight, understanding
3Sanskritप्रज्ञाfeminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Burmese နည်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနည်းlittle; few; system; method
2Palinayaleading; method; plan
3Sanskritनयmethod, guide; means; reason; wisdom, leading...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-