Where does “paññā” come from?
paññā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
paññā (Pali): wisdom; insight, understanding
Definitions
- wisdom; insight, understanding
Ancestry of “paññā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रज्ञा | feminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “paññā”