Where does “aññāta” come from?
aññāta (Pali) comes from Pali ñāta, from Sanskrit ज्ञात, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naHtás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́naHtás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
aññāta (Pali): unknown, not known
Ancestry of “aññāta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | ñāta | past participle of jānāti; known |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञात | known; recognizable |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naHtás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́naHtás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃tós | known; recognisable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |