Where does “viññā” come from?

viññā (Pali) comes from Pali āsā, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

Ancestry of “viññā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāsā—
2Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
3Sanskritआ॒शस्—
4Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
5Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

Words derived from “viññā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →