Where does “cetanā” come from?
cetanā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit चेतना — consciousness, understanding, sense, intelligence.
cetanā (Pali): intention; volition
Ancestry of “cetanā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चेतना | consciousness, understanding, sense, intelligence |
Words derived from “cetanā”