Where does “ඇණය” come from?

ඇණය (Sinhalese) comes 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.

ඇණය (Sinhalese): command, order

Definitions

  1. command, order

Ancestry of “ඇණය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāṇāorder, command, authority; order; command;...
2Sanskritआज्ञाorder, command; authority, unlimited power; name...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-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- →