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jnana
Jnana comes from Sanskrit ज्ञान ‘knowledge’, from ज्ञा ‘to know’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ǰnaH-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ȷ́naH-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEज्ञाjñā‘to know’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEज्ञानjñāna‘knowledge’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004jnana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵneh₃-‘to recognise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ǰnaH-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*ȷ́naH-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEज्ञाjñā‘to know’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEज्ञानjñāna‘knowledge’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004jnana
Earliest quotation: 2004, M. G. Chitkara, Vedic Religious Tradition: “Jnana is a direct knowing of things as they…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
know, could, can, note, normal, notice, recognize, ignore, recognition, glory, con, noble, ken, narrative, notion, keen, cognitive, norm, diagnostic, notorious, ignorant, notation, nobility, cunning, cognition, prognosis, quaint, gnome, notoriety, notary, narration, incognito, agnostic, connoisseur, canny, uncouth, kith, gnosis, recognizance, annotate, 91 more
Today it means
noun The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- / jnana