Where does “vilepana” come from?

vilepana (Pali) comes from Pali lepana, 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.

vilepana (Pali): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “vilepana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palilepanasmearing
2Paliāṇāorder, command, authority; order; command;...
3Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-
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