Where does “วิปัสสนา” come from?

วิปัสสนา (Thai) comes from Pali vipassanā, from Pali vi-, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

วิปัสสนา (Thai): enlightenment; thorough knowledge; the training...

Definitions

  1. enlightenment; thorough knowledge; the training...

Ancestry of “วิปัสสนา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivipassanāright knowledge
2Palivi-—
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “วิปัสสนา”

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