Where does “vipassanā” come from?
vipassanā (Pali) comes from Pali vi-, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
vipassanā (Pali): right knowledge
Ancestry of “vipassanā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | vi- | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
Words derived from “vipassanā”