Where does “-linga” come from?

-linga (Old English) comes from Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

-linga (Old English): adverbial suffix

Definitions

  1. adverbial suffix

Ancestry of “-linga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipaññāwisdom; insight, understanding
2Sanskritप्रज्ञाfeminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “-linga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →