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Where does “ปัญญา” come from?

ปัญญา (Thai) comes from Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ปัญญา (Thai): wisdom; knowledge; intelligence

Definitions

  1. wisdom; knowledge; intelligence

Ancestry of “ปัญญา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipaññāwisdom; insight, understanding
2Sanskritप्रज्ञाfeminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...
3Sanskritज्ञाto know
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “ปัญญา”

  • ปัญญาจารย์
  • ปัญญาอ่อน
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