Etymology Explorer › PaliWhere does “āṇā” come from? āṇā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
āṇā (Pali): order, command, authority; order; command;...
Definitions order, command, authority; order; command;... Ancestry of “āṇā”, step by step āṇā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit आज्ञा Step Language Word Meaning 1 Sanskrit आज्ञा order, command; authority, unlimited power; name... 2 Sanskrit ज्ञा to know 3 Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- — 4 Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- — 5 Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- to know
via Sanskrit अनस् Step Language Word Meaning 1 Sanskrit अनस् cart, wagon; mother; birth 2 Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánas — 3 Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os load; burden 4 Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- to onerate; to charge