Where does “uccāsayana” come from?

uccāsayana (Pali) comes from Pali sayana, 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.

uccāsayana (Pali): high bed

Definitions

  1. high bed

Ancestry of “uccāsayana”, step by step

uccāsayana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Pali uccā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliuccāhigh, noble
2Sanskritउच्चhigh, elevated; tall; deep
3Proto-Indo-IranianutˢčáHabove, upwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷeh₁—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH- →