Where does “vacana” come from?

vacana (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vacana (Pali): utterance

Definitions

  1. utterance

Ancestry of “vacana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “vacana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →
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