Where does “ອາດຍາ” come from?

ອາດຍາ (Lao) comes from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ອາດຍາ (Lao): authority; power; penalty; punishment; you

Definitions

  1. authority; power; penalty; punishment; you

Ancestry of “ອາດຍາ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
2Sanskritज्ञाto know
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
5Proto-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- →