पण्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Of disputed origin. Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (to buy, make money), and connected with Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, I sell), Old Irish renim (I sell), and Lithuanian pel̃nas (profit, benefit), as well as perhaps स्पृ (spṛ, to release, save). However, Mayrhofer prefers to take the root as a thematicization of an unattested *पणाति (*paṇāti) < *पृणा (*pṛṇā), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to sell), adducing Ancient Greek πέρνημι (pérnēmi, to sell) and Old Irish renim (I sell) as cognates. In addition to the above theories, he alternatively suggests the root to be equivalent to the "honor, praise" sense of Etymology 2.[1]

Root

पण् • (paṇ)

  1. to barter, purchase, buy
  2. to negotiate, bargain
  3. to bet, wager, stake, play for
  4. to risk or hazard (as a battle)
  5. to win anything from

Etymology 2

A derivative of पन् (pan, to admire), with retroflexion of the nasal consonant perhaps from onomatopoeic interpretation.[2]

Root

पण् • (paṇ)

  1. to honor, praise

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “PAṆ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 69
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “PAṆᴵ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 69-70

Further reading

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “पण्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016