Where does “般若” come from?

般若 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 般若, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

般若 (Japanese): "prajñā", Buddhist wisdom; a type of mask with...

Definitions

  1. "prajñā", Buddhist wisdom; a type of mask with...

Ancestry of “般若”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese般若—
2Sanskritप्रज्ञाfeminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-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- →