Where does “senāsana” come from?

senāsana (Pali) comes from Pali āsana, from Sanskrit आसन, from Sanskrit आस्ते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ḗsti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

senāsana (Pali): sleeping place

Definitions

  1. sleeping place

Ancestry of “senāsana”, step by step

senāsana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali āsana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāsanasitting, sitting down; seat, throne
2Sanskritआसनseat, chair; a comfortable position; sitting,...
3Sanskritआस्तेto be; to stay; to sit
4Proto-Indo-AryanHā́stay—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́stay—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ḗstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Pali sayana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisayanasleeping
2Paliāṇāorder, command, authority; order; command;...
3Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “senāsana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ḗsti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́stay →