Where does “sappañña” come from?

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

sappañña (Pali): wise

Definitions

  1. wise

Ancestry of “sappañña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipaññāwisdom; insight, understanding
2Sanskritप्रज्ञाfeminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “sappañña”

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