Where does “dassana” come from?

dassana (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दर्शन, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — to see.

dassana (Pali): seeing, looking, sight; intuition; insight

Definitions

  1. seeing, looking, sight; intuition; insight

Ancestry of “dassana”, step by step

dassana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दर्शन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदर्शनphilosophy, philosophical system, doctrine;...
2Sanskritदृश्see, look
3Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see

via Pali ādāna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliādānataking

Words derived from “dassana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit दृश् →Every word from Sanskrit दर्शन →