Where does “jānāti” come from?

jānāti (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जानाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

jānāti (Pali): to know; to understand, comprehend; to notice

Definitions

  1. to know; to understand, comprehend; to notice

Ancestry of “jānāti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजानातिto know, have knowledge, become acquainted with;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ānáHti—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ānáHtito know
4Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ānáHti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “jānāti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ānáHti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ānáHti →