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Where does “आज्ञा” come from?

आज्ञा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

आज्ञा (Hindi): order, command; an order or commandment of a...

Definitions

  1. order, command; an order or commandment of a...

Ancestry of “आज्ञा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
2Sanskritज्ञाto know
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “आज्ञा”

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