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Where does “अज्ञानपन” come from?

अज्ञानपन (Hindi) comes from Hindi अज्ञान, 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.

अज्ञानपन (Hindi): ignorance; stupidity

Definitions

  1. ignorance; stupidity

Ancestry of “अज्ञानपन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअज्ञानignorant; stupid; unwise; foolish; unaware;...
2Sanskritअज्ञानignorance, illusion, incognizance
3Sanskritज्ञानknowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, ...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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