Where does “ज्ञानकाण्ड” come from?
ज्ञानकाण्ड (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ज्ञान, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ज्ञानकाण्ड (Sanskrit): department of Vedic knowledge which relates to...
Definitions
- department of Vedic knowledge which relates to...
Ancestry of “ज्ञानकाण्ड”, step by step
ज्ञानकाण्ड traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit ज्ञान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ज्ञान | knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality) |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ज्ञा | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́naH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰnaH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Sanskrit काण्ड
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | काण्ड | a joint of the stalk of a cane or bamboo;... |