Where does “शाणा” come from?
शाणा (Hindi) comes from Marathi शाणा, from Old Marathi सेहाणा, from Sanskrit सज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
शाणा (Hindi): smartass, wiseass
Ancestry of “शाणा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | शाणा | — |
| 2 | Old Marathi | सेहाणा | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सज्ञान | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्ञान | knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, ... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |