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
- to know; to understand, comprehend; to notice
Ancestry of “jānāti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जानाति | to know, have knowledge, become acquainted with;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ānáHti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ānáHti | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ȷ́ānáHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |