Where does “upadesa” come from?

upadesa (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.

upadesa (Pali): advice; indication; instruction

Definitions

  1. advice; indication; instruction

Ancestry of “upadesa”, step by step

upadesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali paññā

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

via Sanskrit उपदेश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपदेशadvice, teaching
2Teluguముthree
3TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
4Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “upadesa”

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