jānato

jāna

masc abl sg of jāna (adj); masc dat sg of jānanta (prp); nt dat sg of jānanta (prp); masc gen sg of jānanta (prp); …

jāna (adj): knowing; being aware (of); understanding
jānanta (prp): knowing; being aware (of)

Built from

jā — root · know
The root √jñā (know) is cognate with Gk. gnōsis, Lat. gnōscere, Eng. know — all from the same Indo-European root *gn̥-. In Pali it regularly appears as jñ- → j-.
na — ending · participle/adjective marker
The suffix -na or participial ending marks the word as a present participle or adjective form meaning 'knowing' or 'one who knows'.
to — ending · ablative/dative singular
The ending -to (with ablative or dative value in singular) marks case and number: here ablative singular ('from/by knowing') or dative singular ('to/for knowing').

Etymology. From √jñā (to know), cognate with Greek gnōsis (knowledge), Latin gnōscere (to know), English know. The root appears in Sanskrit jñāta (known) and jāna (knowing).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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