Where does “vedanā” come from?

vedanā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit वेदना, from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vedanā (Pali): perception, feeling, sensation

Definitions

  1. perception, feeling, sensation

Ancestry of “vedanā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेदनाpain, agony
2Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
3Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “vedanā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →