Where does “जानू” come from?
जानू (Hindi) comes from Hindi जान, from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
जानू (Hindi): an endearing term used to address a loved one;...
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- an endearing term used to address a loved one;...
Ancestry of “जानू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जान | life, soul; spirit, vitality, stamina; knowledge |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञान | knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality) |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |