Where does “വൈജ്ഞാനിക” come from?

വൈജ്ഞാനിക (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वैज्ञानिक, from Sanskrit विज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

വൈജ്ഞാനിക (Malayalam): relating to knowledge

Definitions

  1. relating to knowledge

Ancestry of “വൈജ്ഞാനിക”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैज्ञानिकrich in knowledge, proficient
2Sanskritविज्ञानscience; knowledge; wisdom
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-