Where does “paṇṇa” come from?

paṇṇa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit पर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian parnám, from Proto-Indo-European pornóm, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

paṇṇa (Pali): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “paṇṇa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपर्णpinion, feather (also of an arrow), wing
2Proto-Indo-Aryanparnám—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianparnámleaf; feather, wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “paṇṇa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pornóm →