Where does “เวทนา” come from?

เวทนา (Thai) comes from Pali vedanā, from Sanskrit वेदना, from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

เวทนา (Thai): feeling, sensation, or emotion, being one of the five ขันธ์ that constitute a sentient being; the other four being รูป, สัญญา, สังขาร, and วิญญาณ

Definitions

  1. feeling, sensation, or emotion, being one of the five ขันธ์ that constitute a sentient being; the other four being รูป, สัญญา, สังขาร, and วิญญาณ

Ancestry of “เวทนา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivedanāperception, feeling, sensation
2Sanskritवेदनाpain, agony
3Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
4Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “เวทนา”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →