Where does “handlinga” come from?

handlinga (Old English) comes from Old English -linga, 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.

handlinga (Old English): with the hands; by hand

Definitions

  1. with the hands; by hand

Ancestry of “handlinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-lingaadverbial suffix
2Palipaññāwisdom; insight, understanding
3Sanskritप्रज्ञाfeminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...
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- →
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