Where does “सयाना” come from?

सयाना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑀸𑀦, 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.

सयाना (Hindi): wise, intelligent; cunning, shrewd

Definitions

  1. wise, intelligent; cunning, shrewd

Ancestry of “सयाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀚𑀸𑀦
2Sanskritसज्ञान
3Sanskritज्ञानknowing, 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)
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-