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

Definitions

  1. right knowledge

Ancestry of “vipassanā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivi-—
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “vipassanā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Pali vi- →