Where does “senā” come from?

senā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit श्येन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s.

senā (Pali): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “senā”, step by step

senā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit श्येन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्येनa hawk, falcon or eagle; The name of a divine...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćyaynásfalcon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱy-ey-nó-s—

via Sanskrit सेना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसेनाan army, armament, battle-array, armed force;...
2Proto-Indo-IraniansáynaHarmy, troop; horde, band

Words derived from “senā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás →Every word from Sanskrit श्येन →