Where does “ပညာရှိ” come from?
ပညာရှိ (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.
ပညာရှိ (Burmese): man of wisdom, sage, learned person, savant
Definitions
- man of wisdom, sage, learned person, savant
Ancestry of “ပညာရှိ”, step by step
ပညာရှိ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ပညာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပညာ | knowledge; learning; education; schooling; skill;... |
| 2 | Pali | paññā | wisdom; insight, understanding |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रज्ञा | feminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |