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pajāneyyaṁ

pajānāti

optative (atmanepadi), 3rd person singular; form pajāneyyaṁ shows the nasal suffix of the optative stem

1. to know distinctly
2. to understand
3. to recognize

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix; things that step forth or stand out clearly. Cognate with Greek/Latin pro-, English forth.
• jānā — root · know
  Indo-European *ǵneh₃-; cognates: English 'know', Latin gnoscere, Greek ginōskein. The root sense is direct perception or recognition.
• eyya — ending · optative
  Optative mood formation with -e- and geminate -yy-; expresses a wished-for or possible action. Here 3rd singular atmanepadi middle voice.

Analysis. pa + √jñā: pa- (forward, forth) + jānāti (know) = 'know that steps forth', i.e. understand distinctly or recognize clearly.

Etymology. √jñā (to know) is cognate with English 'know', Latin gnoscere, Greek ginōskein — all from the same Indo-European root *ǵneh₃-. The prefix pa- intensifies and gives the sense of knowing that comes to light or stands out clearly.

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

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