Where does “santānaka” come from?
santānaka (Pali) comes from Pali santāna, from Sanskrit संतान, from Sanskrit संतन्, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “santānaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | santāna | continuity; succession |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संतान | continued succession, continuance, continuity; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | संतन् | to stretch along or over, cover |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |