Where does “ज्ञानवर्धन” come from?
ज्ञानवर्धन (Hindi) comes from Hindi ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ज्ञानवर्धन (Hindi): enlightenment, insight; increase in knowledge
Definitions
- enlightenment, insight; increase in knowledge
Ancestry of “ज्ञानवर्धन”, step by step
ज्ञानवर्धन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi ज्ञान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ज्ञान | 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 |
via Sanskrit वर्धन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वर्धन | strengthening; gladdening, exhilarating;... |