Where does “अज्ञान” come from?
अज्ञान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
अज्ञान (Hindi): ignorant; stupid; unwise; foolish; unaware;...
Definitions
- ignorant; stupid; unwise; foolish; unaware;...
Ancestry of “अज्ञान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अज्ञान | ignorance, illusion, incognizance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञान | knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, ... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “अज्ञान”