Where does “ज्ञानेंद्रिय” come from?
ज्ञानेंद्रिय (Marathi) comes from Hindi इंद्रिय, from Sanskrit इन्द्रिय, from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras — Indra.
ज्ञानेंद्रिय (Marathi): a sense organ
Definitions
- a sense organ
Ancestry of “ज्ञानेंद्रिय”, step by step
ज्ञानेंद्रिय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi इंद्रिय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | इंद्रिय | the senses, sensation, feeling; sensory organ;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इन्द्रिय | power, force, the quality which belongs... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इन्द्र | god; Indra |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Índras | Indra |
via Marathi ज्ञान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | ज्ञान | knowledge |