Where does “ਵੇਦਨਾ” come from?

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

ਵੇਦਨਾ (Punjabi): mental pain, agony, sorrow, grief

Definitions

  1. mental pain, agony, sorrow, grief

Ancestry of “ਵੇਦਨਾ”, step by step

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