Where does “វិបស្សនា” come from?

វិបស្សនា (Khmer) comes from Pali vipassanā, from Pali vi-, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

វិបស្សនា (Khmer): clearsightedness, insight, perspicacity, acumen, penetration

Definitions

  1. clearsightedness, insight, perspicacity, acumen, penetration

Ancestry of “វិបស្សនា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivipassanāright knowledge
2Palivi-—
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Pali vi- →