Where does “vedana” come from?

vedana (English) comes from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vedana (English): feeling; sensation

Definitions

  1. feeling; sensation

Ancestry of “vedana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →