Where does “ആജ്ഞ” come from?

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

ആജ്ഞ (Malayalam): command; order (from a superior authority like King, god, etc.)

Definitions

  1. command; order (from a superior authority like King, god, etc.)

Ancestry of “ആജ്ഞ”, 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- →