Where does “byañjana” come from?

byañjana (Pali) comes from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

byañjana (Pali): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “byañjana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritव्यञ्जनmanifesting, indicating; consonant; implied...
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “byañjana

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन