Where does “saññā” come from?

saññā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

saññā (Pali): awareness

Definitions

  1. awareness

Ancestry of “saññā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
2Sanskritज्ञाto know
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “saññā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →