Where does “mahāsayana” come from?

mahāsayana (Pali) comes from Pali sayana, from Pali āṇā, from Sanskrit आज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

mahāsayana (Pali): luxurious bed

Definitions

  1. luxurious bed

Ancestry of “mahāsayana”, step by step

mahāsayana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali sayana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisayanasleeping
2Paliāṇāorder, command, authority; order; command;...
3Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Pali mahant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
2Sanskritम॒हत्—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →