Where does “sayana” come from?

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

sayana (Pali): sleeping

Definitions

  1. sleeping

Ancestry of “sayana”, step by step

sayana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali āṇā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāṇāorder, command, authority; order; command;...
2Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Pali sī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisīto lie down
2Sanskritशीto lie down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “sayana”

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